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."
Wrote 28
2010s
- 2015
2000s
- 2003
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1996
- 1994
- 1992
- 1990
1980s
- 1987
- 1986
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1972
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
No Way to Treat a Lady
Novel
- 1966
- 1965
- 1963
Soldier in the Rain
Novel
Produced 2
1980s
- 1988
1970s
- 1979
Acted in 1
Appearances17
2000s
- 2009
Tales from the Script
Self
- 2006
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
Self
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
Self
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Self
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
Self
- 2003
Misery Loves Company
Self
- 2002
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
Self
Miss America
Self
- 2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Self
- 2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self - Screenwriter / Novelist
1990s
- 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
1980s
- 1988
Hello Actors Studio
Self
- 1986
Thanked in the credits1
1990s
- 1997
