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William Goldman

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American novelist, screenwriter and playwright (1931-2018)

United StatesWritersLived 1931 to 2018 · aged 87
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William Goldman was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright who wrote 16 novels and numerous screenplays in a career spanning seven decades.

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1988Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1977Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
1970Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
1967Edgar Awards
Writers Guild of America Award

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William Goldman was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright who wrote 16 novels and numerous screenplays in a career spanning seven decades. He received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Screenplay from the BAFTAs and Golden Globes for his first original screenplay, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), and he received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for All the President's Men (1976). Both of these films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, along with The Princess Bride (1987) which he adapted from his 1973 novel, and all three were included on the 2006 list by the Writers Guild of America of the 101 Greatest Screenplays. Among his other accolades were three Writers Guild of America Awards, including the 1985 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, two Edgar Awards for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.

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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1931 to 2018 · aged 87
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30 languages

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