Before he had even finished the script, Robertson recommended him to do some rewriting on the spy spoof Masquerade (1965), in which Robertson was starring. He will be remembered for several great scripts, including for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Marathon Man and Chaplin. His first novel, The Temple of Gold, was published the following year. Much of the book contains autobiographical material from Goldman, including accounts of his recent divorce. [37] Ilene, a native of Texas, modeled for Neiman Marcus; Ilene's brother was actor Allen Case. [18][19], Goldman's novel writing moved in a more commercial direction following the death of his editor Hiram Haydn in late 1973. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman. William Goldman's modern fantasy classic is an exceptional story about questsfor riches, revenge, power, and, of course, true lovethat's thrilling and timeless for readers of all ages. setDisplayBids: function() {}, Heres what you need to know about his family: There is a shortage of perfect movies in the world. } "[25] He said that he has never written as many versions of a screenplay as he did for that movie. I grew up on the movie, it being a favorite with my family. [7] He was an editor of Oberlin's literary magazine. Scotty 1 episode, 2010 Amro Salama . node.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node); He passed away on Thursday, November 15th due to complications from colon cancer and pneumonia at 87 years old. function getCookieWithoutJQuery(name) { He was married to Ilene Jones from 1961 until their divorce in 1991; the couple had two daughters, Jenny and Susanna. Instead, he wrote Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, his first original screenplay, which he had been researching for eight years. } Brought up in a Jewish family, his life and writing were greatly influenced by his upbringing during his early years. And more recently, the film was released on Blu-ray by the Criterion Collection, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films which had issued this modern masterpiece on LaserDisc several decades earlier. We knew if we Hollywooded it up, we would be in terrible trouble, he said in an interview years later. In adapting the story for the screen, Goldman faced challengers. Goldman wrote the famous line "Follow the money" for the screenplay of All the President's Men; while the line is often attributed to Deep Throat, it is not found in Bob Woodward's notes nor in Woodward and Carl Bernstein's book or articles. His script for Heat was filmed again as Wild Card (2015), starring Jason Statham. on for(var i=0; i
