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William Goldman, the straight-shooting maverick who won Academy Awards for 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' and 'All the President's Men' and then authored the book on screenwriting, has died.

William Goldman, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘Butch Cassidy’ and ‘All the President’s Men,’ dies at 87 Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook; ...

NEW YORK — William Goldman, who wrote the book and screenplay "The Princess Bride" and other acclaimed books and movies, has died. The Oscar-winning screenwriter and Hollywood wise man was 87.

William Goldman, the Oscar-winning writer of screenplays for “All the President’s Men” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” who died on Friday, coined the best line in the history of ...

UPDATED: I have been informed by friends of the family that William Goldman died last night.He was 87. Goldman, who twice won screenwriting Oscars for All The President’s Men and Butch Cassidy ...

Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman, who penned the scripts for the seminal Robert Redford films “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “All the President’s Men,” as well as the ...

William Goldman, who won Oscars for his original screenplay for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and his adaptation of “All the President’s Men,” died on Friday in his Manhattan ...

William Weil Goldman was born in Chicago on Aug. 12, 1931, and grew up in the suburb of Highland Park. His upbringing was tense, with a mother he described as hectoring and an alcoholic ...