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Known For
Writing
Birthday
August 12, 1931
Died
November 16, 2018
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
William Goldman
0.5 Popularity
Biography
William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 15, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist, before turning to writing for film. He won two Academy Awards for his screenplays, first for the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and again for All the President's Men (1976), about journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, who broke the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon for the Washington Post. Both films starred Robert Redford. His other notable works include his thriller novel Marathon Man and comedy-fantasy novel The Princess Bride, both of which Goldman adapted for film. Author Sean Egan has described Goldman as "one of the late twentieth century’s most popular storytellers."
Known For
5.5
Self
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010
6.7
Self
Tales from the Script
2009
7.1
Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
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0.0
Self
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
2006
6.0
Self
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
5.2
Self
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006
4.6
Self
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
2006
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0.0
Self
On Location with Gunga Din
2004
7.0
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Misery Loves Company
2003
6.0
Self
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
2002
Credits
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
as Self
2010
5.5
Tales from the Script
as Self
2009
6.7
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as Self
2006
7.1
🎬
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
as Self
2006
0.0
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
as Self
2006
6.0
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
as Self
2006
5.2
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
as Self
2006
4.6
🎬
On Location with Gunga Din
as Self
2004
0.0
Misery Loves Company
as Self
2003
7.0
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
as Self
2002
6.0
Miss America
as Self
2002
0.0
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
as Self
2001
7.3
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
as Self
2001
6.5
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self - Screenwriter / Novelist
2000
7.1
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
7.5
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
1988
6.0
American Masters
as Self
1986
7.3
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
as Self
1970
5.0