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William Goldman Biography

Birth Name:William Goldman

Birth Place:Highland Park, Illinois, United States

Profession Writer, Script department, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Attended Oberlin College
  • Received a master's degree from Columbia University
  • Authored the novels "The Princess Bride" and "Marathon Man," which he adapted into screenplays
  • Wrote the Broadway play "Misery" in 2015
  • Worked as a creative writing teacher at Princeton University when he wrote the screenplay for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid․"
  • Worked as a script doctor on the screenplay "A Few Good Men․"
  • Wrote his first novel "The Temple of Gold" in three weeks

Awards

  • 1967Edgar-Best Motion Picture: winner
  • 1967WGA Award (Screen)-Best Written American Drama: nominated
  • 1970Oscar-Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced: winner
  • 1970Golden Globe-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1970WGA Award (Screen)-Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen: winner
  • 1971BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
  • 1973Edgar-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1977Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: winner
  • 1977BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1977Edgar-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1977Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1977Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1977WGA Award (Screen)-Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium: nominated
  • 1977WGA Award (Screen)-Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium: winner
  • 1979Edgar-Best Motion Picture: winner
  • 1988Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
  • 1988Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation: winner
  • 1988WGA Award (Screen)-Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
  • 1989USC Scripter Award-: nominated
  • 1991USC Scripter Award-: nominated
  • 1992Saturn Award-Best Writing: nominated
  • 2002PFCS Award-Best Screenplay - Adaptation: nominated
  • 2017Felix-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated