
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 s…
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Filmography
Acting (19)
Movies (16)
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010as Self
Tales from the Script
2009as Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006as Self
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
2006as Self
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006as Self
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006as Self
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
2006as Self
On Location with Gunga Din
2004as Self
Misery Loves Company
2003as Self
Miss America
2002as Self
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
2002as Self
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001as Self
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001as Self
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000as Self - Screenwriter / Novelist
Hello Actors Studio
1988as Self
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
1970as Self
Crew (40)
Movies (38)
Wild Card
2015Novel
Wild Card
2015Screenplay
Dreamcatcher
2003Screenplay
Hearts in Atlantis
2001Screenplay
The General's Daughter
1999Screenplay
Good Will Hunting
1997Thanks
Absolute Power
1997Screenplay
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996Screenplay
The Chamber
1996Screenplay
Maverick
1994Writer
Chaplin
1992Screenplay
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992Screenplay
Year of the Comet
1992Writer
Misery
1990Screenplay
Twins
1988Script Researcher
The Princess Bride
1987Novel
The Princess Bride
1987Screenplay
Heat
1986Novel
Heat
1986Screenplay
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979Characters
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979Producer
Mr. Horn
1979Writer
Magic
1978Novel
Magic
1978Screenplay
A Bridge Too Far
1977Screenplay
All the President's Men
1976Screenplay
Marathon Man
1976Novel
Marathon Man
1976Screenplay
The Stepford Wives
1975Screenplay
The Great Waldo Pepper
1975Writer
The Hot Rock
1972Screenplay
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969Writer
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968Novel
Harper
1966Screenplay
Masquerade
1965Screenplay
Soldier in the Rain
1963Novel
Untitled Magic Remake
Novel
Untitled Magic Remake
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