William Goldman
Known for: Writing
Born: August 12, 1931
Died: November 16, 2018
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…
Known for
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Outlaws Out of Time
2002
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
1970
Misery Loves Company
2003
On Location with Gunga Din
2004
The Wild Bunch: The True Tale of Butch and Sundance
2006
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
2006
Tales from the Script
2009
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
2006
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
Miss America
2002
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
2010
American Masters
1986
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Hello Actors Studio
1988
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000