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William Goldman

1931 - 2018

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William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. Among other accolades, Goldman won two Academy Awards in both writing categories: first for Best Original Screenplay for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and then for Best Adapted Screenplay for All the President's Men (1976). His other well-known works include his thriller novel Marathon Man (1974) and his cult classic comedy/fantasy novel The Princess Bride (1973), both of which he also adapted for film versions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Goldman is the 3,636th most popular writer (down from 2,656th in 2019), the 5,259th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,374th in 2019) and the 407th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, William Goldman ranks 3,636 out of 7,302. Before him are Buhturi, Otfrid of Weissenburg, Gaito Gazdanov, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Olga Bergholz, and Marcin Kromer. After him are Fritz Reuter, Fernando de Herrera, Philoxenus of Cythera, Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, and Joanna Chmielewska.

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Among people born in 1931, William Goldman ranks 266. Before him are Duško Gojković, Nílton de Sordi, Vance D. Brand, Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, Tab Hunter, and Yoji Yamada. After him are Rogelio Domínguez, Georgy Grechko, Ram Dass, Ibrahim Biogradlić, Mustafa Dağıstanlı, and Alex Soler-Roig. Among people deceased in 2018, William Goldman ranks 230. Before him are Lindsay Kemp, Walter Laqueur, Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Tab Hunter, Tatyana Kuznetsova, and Ramón Chao. After him are Dobri Dobrev, Barbara Harris, Eunice Gayson, Cecil Taylor, Jigjidiin Mönkhbat, and Joseph Joffo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Goldman ranks 5,259 out of 20,380. Before him are Thurgood Marshall (1908), Sienna Miller (1981), Julian Rotter (1916), Nicky Hilton Rothschild (1983), Bobby Vinton (1935), and Saunders Mac Lane (1909). After him are Patty Hearst (1954), Adriana Caselotti (1916), Patrick O'Neal (1927), Mark Blum (1950), Rob Zombie (1965), and Blanche Stuart Scott (1884).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William Goldman ranks 407. Before him are Marilyn French (1929), Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882), James Russell Lowell (1819), Brandon Sanderson (1975), L. J. Smith (1965), and Gary Snyder (1930). After him are Howard Pyle (1853), Katherine Anne Porter (1890), David Foster Wallace (1962), Robert B. Spencer (1962), James A. Michener (1907), and Rose Wilder Lane (1886).

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