William Goldman
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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- 2010 · A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall as Self
- 2009 · Tales from the Script as Self
- 2006 · Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- 2006 · The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance as Self
- 2006 · Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" as Self
- 2006 · Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat as Self
- 2006 · All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' as Self
- 2004 · On Location with Gunga Din as Self
- 2003 · Misery Loves Company as Self
- 2002 · Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time as Self
- 2002 · Miss America as Self
- 2001 · As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
- 2001 · Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' as Self
- 2000 · Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows as Self - Screenwriter / Novelist
- 1998 · AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies as Self
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1988 · Hello Actors Studio as Self
- 1986 · American Masters as Self
- 1970 · The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' as Self