William Goldman
Writing · Screenplay · Novel · Writer
Born Aug 12, 1931 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Active 1963–2018
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.
Filmography
Misery (1990) — ScreenplayThe Princess Bride (1987) — Screenplay · NovelButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — WriterAll the President's Men (1976) — ScreenplayChaplin (1992) — ScreenplayMaverick (1994) — WriterMarathon Man (1976) — Novel · ScreenplayA Bridge Too Far (1977) — ScreenplayThe Ghost and the Darkness (1996) — ScreenplayAbsolute Power (1997) — ScreenplayTwins (1988) — Script ResearcherThe General's Daughter (1999) — ScreenplayHearts in Atlantis (2001) — ScreenplayWild Card (2015) — Screenplay · NovelDreamcatcher (2003) — ScreenplayMagic (1978) — Novel · ScreenplayThe Stepford Wives (1975) — ScreenplayMemoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) — ScreenplayHarper (1966) — ScreenplayThe Chamber (1996) — ScreenplayThe Hot Rock (1972) — ScreenplayThe Great Waldo Pepper (1975) — WriterNo Way to Treat a Lady (1968) — NovelHome Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) — Novel · Screenplay