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William Goldman

Born

in Highland Park, Illinois, The United States

August 12, 1931

Died

November 16, 2018

Website

http://www.openroadmedia.com/william-goldman

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Screenplays & Plays

Influences

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Goldman grew up in a Jewish family in Highland Park, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, and obtained a BA degree at Oberlin College in 1952 and an MA degree at Columbia University in 1956.His brother was the late James Goldman, author and playwright.

William Goldman had published five novels and had three plays produced on Broadway before he began to write screenplays. Several of his novels he later used as the foundation for his screenplays.

In the 1980s he wrote a series of memoirs looking at his professional life on Broadway and in Hollywood (in one of these he famously remarked that "Nobody knows anything"). He then returned to writing novels. He then

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William Goldman

American novelist, screenwriter and playwright (1931–2018)

Not to be confused with William Golding.

For other people named William Goldman, see William Goldman (disambiguation).

William Goldman
Goldman in 1987
Born	(1931-08-12)August 12, 1931 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 16, 2018(2018-11-16) (aged 87) New York City, U.S.
Pen name	S. Morgenstern, Harry Longbaugh
Occupation	Non-fiction author novelist playwright screenwriter
Education	Oberlin College (BA) Columbia University (MA)
Genre	Drama, fiction, literature, thriller
Spouse	Ilene Jones (m. 1961; div. 1991)
Children	2
Relatives	James Goldman (brother)

William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. Among other accolades, Goldman won two Academy Awards in both writing categories: first for Best Original Screenplay

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William Goldman Biography

Nationality: American. Born: Chicago, Illinois, 1931; brother of the writer James Goldman. Education: Highland Park High School; Oberlin College, Ohio, 1948-52, B.A. in English 1952; Columbia University, New York, 1954-56, M.A. in English 1956. Military Service: Served in the United States Army, 1952-54: Corporal. Awards: Oscar, for screenplay, 1970, 1977.

PUBLICATIONS

Novels

The Temple of Gold. New York, Knopf, 1957.

Your Turn to Curtsy, My Turn to Bow. New York, Doubleday, 1958.

Soldier in the Rain. New York, Atheneum, and London, Eyre andSpottiswoode, 1960.

Boys and Girls Together. New York, Atheneum, 1964; London, Joseph, 1965.

No Way To Treat a Lady (as Harry Longbaugh). New York, Fawcett, and London, Muller, 1964; as William Goldman, New York, Harcourt Brace, and London, Coronet, 1968.

The Thing of It Is…. New York, Harcourt Brace, and London, Joseph, 1967.

Father's Day. New York, Harcourt Brace, and London, Joseph, 1971.

The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventur