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Bo Goldman

Birth Name:
Robert Goldman
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Writer, Script department, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Recently penned a rewrite of "The Perfect Storm" that was picked up by Warner Bros․ and brought in $327,000,000
  • His father owned a well-known chain of department stores and was a close friend and attorney to Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  • After leaving the Army, he went to Broadway and was the lyricist for the musical "First Impressions," which was based on Jane Austin's "Pride and Prejudice․"
  • His career took off when he wrote his first screenplay, "Shoot the Moon," receiving international acclaim and acceptance from America's most respected critics
  • He is most well known for writing the screenplay for "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest," which was directed by Milos Forman and won a number of Oscars and Academy Awards
  • After graduating from Princeton University, he was in the U․S․ Army for three years where he observed activity concerning nuclear bombs
  • Along with other famous writers such as Billy Wilder and Richard Brooks, he took part in the Screen Writers Guild strike, which almost brought motion picture and TV production to a standstill

Awards

  • 1976Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material:Winner
  • 1976Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Winner
  • 1976WGA Award (Screen) - Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium:Winner
  • 1977BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 1980NYFCC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1981Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:Winner
  • 1981BSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1981NSFC Award - Best Screenplay:Winner
  • 1981WGA Award (Screen) - Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen:Winner
  • 1983WGA Award (Screen) - Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
  • 1993Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
  • 1993Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture:Winner
  • 1993WGA Award (Screen) - Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:Nominated
  • 1994BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay - Adapted:Nominated
  • 2013Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated
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