William Goldman
Born: 1931-08-12
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...
Known For
Tales from the Script
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
Hello Actors Studio
On Location with Gunga Din
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
