Writer
William Goldman
Born August 12, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died November 16, 201828 films
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.
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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."
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First watchMisery19907.8After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
28 films- TBAMagicNovel
- 2015Wild CardScreenplay
- 2003DreamcatcherScreenplay
- 2001Hearts in AtlantisScreenplay
- 1999The General's DaughterScreenplay
- 1997Absolute PowerScreenplay
- 1996The Ghost and the DarknessScreenplay
- 1996The ChamberScreenplay
- 1994MaverickWriter
- 1992ChaplinScreenplay
- 1992Year of the CometWriter
- 1992Memoirs of an Invisible ManScreenplay
- 1990MiseryScreenplay
- 1987The Princess BrideScreenplay
- 1986HeatScreenplay
- 1979Butch and Sundance: The Early DaysCharacters
- 1978MagicNovel
- 1977A Bridge Too FarScreenplay
- 1976Marathon ManScreenplay
- 1976All the President's MenScreenplay
- 1975The Great Waldo PepperWriter
- 1975The Stepford WivesScreenplay
- 1972The Hot RockScreenplay
- 1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidWriter
- 1968No Way to Treat a LadyNovel
- 1966HarperScreenplay
- 1965MasqueradeScreenplay
- 1963Soldier in the RainNovel