Writing
William Goldman
Born Aug 12, 1931 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died Nov 16, 2018
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."
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Written
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Wild Card
2015
Thriller · Crime · Action
Dreamcatcher
2003
Drama · Horror · Science Fiction
Hearts in Atlantis
2001
Drama
The General's Daughter
1999
Thriller · Mystery · Crime
Absolute Power
1997
Crime · Drama · Action
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
Adventure · Thriller · History
The Chamber
1996
Crime · Drama
Maverick
1994
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Chaplin
1992
Drama
Year of the Comet
1992
Adventure
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
Science Fiction · Comedy · Romance
Misery
1990
Drama · Thriller
The Princess Bride
1987
Fantasy · Comedy · Romance
Heat
1986
Action · Thriller
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
Western · Comedy
Magic
1978
Drama · Horror
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Drama · History · War
Marathon Man
1976
Thriller · Crime · Drama
All the President's Men
1976
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975
Adventure · Drama
The Stepford Wives
1975
Science Fiction · Horror · Thriller
The Hot Rock
1972
Crime · Comedy
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Western · Crime · Drama
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968
Comedy · Thriller
Harper
1966
Mystery · Crime · Thriller
Masquerade
1965
Comedy · Adventure · Thriller
Soldier in the Rain
1963
Comedy · Drama
Acting
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010
Documentary
Tales from the Script
2009
Documentary
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
Documentary
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
2006
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
Documentary
