William Goldman

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Born	August 12, 1931 • Highland Park • Illinois
Died	November 16, 2018 (aged 87) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1977) • Academy Award (1970)
Notable Works	“Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting” • “Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole” • “Brothers” • “Marathon Man” • “Soldier in the Rain” • “The Princess Bride” • “The Temple of Gold”
Notable Family Members	brother James Goldman

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William Saroyan.

William Saroyan

American author

James Goldman

American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

American actor and director

Brooks, Richard

Richard Brooks

American writer and director

Schulberg, Budd

Budd Schulberg

American screenwriter, novelist, and journalist

Sherwood, photograph by Yousuf Karsh

Robert E. Sherwood

American playwright

Ben Hecht

American writer

Paddy Chayefsky

Paddy Chayefsky

American playwright

Foote, Horton

Horton Foote

American playwright and screenwriter

Garson Kanin

Garson Kanin

American writer and director

Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers

American author

Anita Loos

Anita Loos

American author

Joan Didion

Joan Didion

American author

Bruce Jay Friedman

American author

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

American writer and producer

Frances Marion

Frances Marion

American screenwriter

John Irving

John Irving

American author

Larry McMurtry

American author

Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo

American novelist and screenwriter

William Inge, c. 1957.

William Inge

American playwright

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