William Goldman
- Biography
- The younger brother of writer James Goldman, William Goldman has successfully tackled every sort of professional writing, from children's books to novels to essays to plays to screenplays.
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- Born
- August 12, 1931
Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Adapted Screenplay All The President's Men |
| 1969 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Original Screenplay Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1991) |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Screenplay Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1991) |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Screenplay All The President's Men |
| 1976 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Screenplay Marathon Man |
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Film: Random Roles:Tom Noonan
11/19/09 Tom Noonan leads a curious double life as a respected playwright/arthouse fixture and a sought-after character actor and villain in genre movies, particularly horror and suspense films. | The A.V. Club -
Writer Bill Birch! Talks About! The SHAZAM! Movie!!
11/11/09 Cinefools talked to Bill Birch about his efforts on the SHAZAM! movie script, currently being developed for director Peter Segal (GET SMART, NAKED GUN 33 1/3, THE LONGEST YARD). | Ain't It Cool News -
Eugene Hernandez: Nadie Sabe Nada
08/23/09 There's a small but apprently quite tight film community in the coastal city, situated a short trip across the Rio de La Plata from Buenos Aires. | indieWIRE -
Warner Bros. Hires A Sixth Writer For SHAZAM!!
08/19/09 Warner Bros. believes veteran TV actor Bill Birch ("Grey's Anatomy," "The Unit") can do what veteran movie writer William Goldman ("Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Princess Bride") could not: write a screenplay that will finally put "Shazam!" in production. | Ain't It Cool News -
'Shazam!' remake names writer
08/19/09 Actor-turned-writer Billy Birch has been tapped to reboot "Shazam!," Warners' adaptation of a DC Comics series featuring Captain Marvel. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Is There a Fear of Free?
07/08/09 That proverbial long tail of content remains a divisive concept because some have argued that it isn't a long term solution to developing a sustainable business model for content and creators, given that it's driven by nickel-and-dime revenues. | indieWIRE -
Music: Nashville or Bust: Nashville Or Bust: Introduction
03/03/09 For the past few years, music-top-10-list time has inspired in me something approaching low-grade existential terror. | The A.V. Club