William Goldman
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 AwardNominated
- 1991USC Scripter AwardNominated
- 1992Saturn Award - Best Writing:Nominated
- 2002PFCS Award - Best Screenplay - Adaptation:Nominated
- 2008Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Winner
- 2017Felix - Best Adapted Screenplay:Nominated