William Goldman
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."
Acting (15 movies)
Misery Loves Company
2003
Tales from the Script
2009
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
2006
Hello Actors Studio
1988
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
2006
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
2002
Miss America
2002
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
1970
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Masquerade | 1965 | Screenplay |
| Harper | 1966 | Screenplay |
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | 1969 | Screenplay |
| The Hot Rock | 1972 | Screenplay |
| The Stepford Wives | 1975 | Screenplay |
| The Great Waldo Pepper | 1975 | Writer |
| All the President's Men | 1976 | Screenplay |
| Marathon Man | 1976 | Screenplay |
| A Bridge Too Far | 1977 | Screenplay |
| Magic | 1978 | Screenplay |
| Mr. Horn | 1979 | Writer |
| Butch and Sundance: The Early Days | 1979 | Producer |
| Heat | 1986 | Screenplay |
| The Princess Bride | 1987 | Screenplay |
| Misery | 1990 | Screenplay |
| Memoirs of an Invisible Man | 1992 | Screenplay |
| Year of the Comet | 1992 | Writer |
| Chaplin | 1992 | Screenplay |
| Maverick | 1994 | Writer |
| The Ghost and the Darkness | 1996 | Screenplay |
| The Chamber | 1996 | Screenplay |
| Absolute Power | 1997 | Screenplay |
| The General's Daughter | 1999 | Screenplay |
| Hearts in Atlantis | 2001 | Screenplay |
| Dreamcatcher | 2003 | Screenplay |
| Wild Card | 2015 | Screenplay |