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William Goldman

1931–2018 · American novelist, screenwriter and playwright

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.

William Goldman, in order

  1. 1965 Masquerade: wrote · directed by Basil Dearden
  2. 1966 Harper: wrote · directed by Jack Smight
  3. 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: wrote · directed by George Roy Hill · critics 89%, audiences 92%
  4. 1972 The Hot Rock: wrote · directed by Peter Yates · critics 83%, audiences 67% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV
  5. 1975 The Great Waldo Pepper: wrote · directed by George Roy Hill
  6. 1975 The Stepford Wives: wrote · directed by Bryan Forbes
  7. 1976 All the President's Men: wrote · directed by Alan J. Pakula
  8. 1976 Marathon Man: wrote · directed by John Schlesinger
  9. 1977 A Bridge Too Far: wrote · directed by Richard Attenborough
  10. 1978 Magic: wrote · directed by Richard Attenborough
  11. 1979 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days: produced · directed by Richard Lester
  12. 1986 American Masters (TV series): acted · directed by Charles Atlas and Christian Blackwood
  13. 1987 Heat: wrote · directed by Dick Richards and Jerry Jameson
  14. 1987 The Princess Bride: wrote · directed by Rob Reiner · critics 93%, audiences 94% · streaming on Disney+, Hulu, Peacock
  15. 1990 Misery: wrote · directed by Rob Reiner · critics 86%, audiences 90% · streaming on Tubi
  16. 1992 Chaplin: wrote · directed by Richard Attenborough
  17. 1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man: wrote · directed by John Carpenter · critics 31%, audiences 32% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy
  18. 1992 Year of the Comet: wrote · directed by Peter Yates · critics 0%, audiences 52%
  19. 1993 Last Action Hero: wrote · directed by John McTiernan · critics 43%, audiences 48%
  20. 1994 Maverick: wrote · directed by Richard Donner · critics 67%, audiences 71%
  21. 1996 The Chamber: wrote · directed by James Foley · critics 14%, audiences 39%
  22. 1996 The Ghost and the Darkness: wrote · directed by Stephen Hopkins · critics 52%, audiences 75% · streaming on Paramount+, Hoopla, Tubi
  23. 1997 Absolute Power: wrote · directed by Clint Eastwood
  24. 1999 The General's Daughter: wrote · directed by Simon West · critics 22%, audiences 46% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+
  25. 2001 Hearts in Atlantis: wrote · directed by Scott Hicks
  26. 2002 Miss America: acted · directed by Lisa Ades
  27. 2003 Dreamcatcher: wrote · directed by Lawrence Kasdan · critics 27%, audiences 36% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
  28. 2012 Black November: acted · directed by Jeta Amata · critics 25%, audiences 39% · streaming on Prime Video, Fandango at Home (free), Prime Video (free)
  29. 2015 Wild Card: wrote · directed by Simon West · critics 30%, audiences 29% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy