William Goldman
Biography
William Goldman (August 12, 1931 β 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 centuryβs most popular storytellers."
Filmography
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as Self 2006
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self - Screenwriter / Novelist 2000
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
as Self 2001
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
as Self 2006
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
as Self 1970
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
as Self 2006
Misery Loves Company
as Self 2003
Hello Actors Studio
as Self 1988
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
as Self 2001
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
as Self 2010
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
as Self 2006On Location with Gunga Din
as Self 2004
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
as Self 2006
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
as Self 2002