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American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter
- James Goldman (brother) 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.
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His older brother James Goldman was a playwright and screenwriter. They shared an apartment in New York with their friend John Kander. Also an alumnus of Oberlin, Kander was working on his Ph.D. in music, and the Goldman brothers wrote the libretto for his dissertation.
James Goldman (June 30, 1927 – October 28, 1998) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He won an Academy Award for his screenplay The Lion in Winter (1968). His younger brother was novelist and screenwriter William Goldman.
- Goldman Was Married to Ilene Jones, a Former Model, From 1961-1991. Alex Zalben. @azalben · Follow. There is a shortage of perfect movies in the world. William Goldman’s Princess Bride is one of them.
- Goldman & Jones Had Two Children Together, Jenny Rebecca & Susanna. Charles P. Pierce. @CharlesPPierce · Follow. RIP, William Goldman, who delivered the definitive line about Hollywood (and so many other things)
- Goldman’s Brother, James Goldman, Was a Screenwriter & Playwright of His Own Accord. C. Robert Cargill. @Massawyrm · Follow. William Goldman is the patron saint of screenwriting.
- Goldman’s Father, Maurice Clarence Goldman, Was a Successful Businessman. Greg Jenner. @greg_jenner · Follow. Oh no! William Goldman wasn’t just one of Hollywood’s finest ever screenwriters, he was one its best writers about screenwriters.
He co-wrote two plays with brother James Goldman: BLOOD, SWEAT, AND STANLEY POOLE and A FAMILY AFFAIR. As a novelist, Goldman has penned several American classics including, but not limited to, Soldier in the Rain (1960), Father s Day (1971), Magic (1976), The Color of Light (1984), and The Silent Gondoliers (1984).
His first novel, The Temple of Gold, was published the following year. In 1961 he wrote the play Blood, Sweat, and Stanley Poole and a poorly received musical, A Family Affair (1962), with his older brother, James. During the 1960s Goldman also continued to write novels.
His older brother James Goldman was a playwright and screenwriter. They shared an apartment in New York with their friend John Kander. Also an alumnus of Oberlin, Kander was working on his Ph.D. in music, and the Goldman brothers wrote the libretto for his dissertation.
Oct 29, 1998 · With his younger brother, William, a novelist and screenwriter, he wrote ''Blood, Sweat & Stanley Poole,'' a comedy about life in the Army. It was produced on Broadway in 1961.