As Writer
Wild Card
2015
5.7
William Goldman
Acting
Birth Date
August 12, 1931
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date of Death
November 16, 2018
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."
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Tales from the Script
2009
6.5
As Actor
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
7.1
As Actor
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006
5.2
As Writer
Dreamcatcher
2003
5.6
As Writer
Hearts in Atlantis
2001
6.8
As Actor
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
7.3
As Writer
The General's Daughter
1999
6.4
As Writer
Absolute Power
1997
6.6
As Writer
The Chamber
1996
6.0
As Writer
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
6.8
As Writer
Maverick
1994
6.9
As Writer
Chaplin
1992
7.4
As Writer
Year of the Comet
1992
5.7
As Writer
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
5.9
As Writer
Misery
1990
7.8
As Writer
The Princess Bride
1987
7.7
As Writer
Heat
1986
5.8
As Writer
Mr. Horn
1979
6.0
As Writer
Magic
1978
6.8