RIP – William Goldman

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William Goldman, the two-time Oscar winning screenwriter, has died at age 87.  Goldman won his Oscars for Best Original Screenplay (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) and Best Adapted Screenplay (All the President’s Men).  Goldman was also the screenwriter for the beloved The Princess Bride (based on his novel), The Marathon Man, Misery and dozens of other movies.

Goldman began his career as a novelist and then moved to writing movies, plays and non-fiction.  Goldman won two Edgar Awards, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Best Motion Picture Screenplay (for Harper starring Paul Newman and for Magic which he adapted from his novel). Mr. Goldman also received the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Goldman’s family, friends and fans.