William Goldman – American novelist and screenwriter, author of The Princess Bride and Marathon Man. He won two Academy Awards for screenwriting (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President’s Men) and became one of Hollywood’s most respected and witty storytellers.
✨ Began as a novelist but rose to fame through screenwriting. 📖 The Princess Bride became a cult classic, loved both as a book and a film. 🎬 Known as a “script doctor,” often brought in to fix troubled screenplays. 🏆 Won two Oscars but often joked he still felt like an outsider. 💡 Coined the famous Hollywood phrase: “Nobody knows anything.” 📚 His memoir Adventures in the Screen Trade is still a must-read for writers. 🎭 Collaborated with stars like Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. 🎓 Graduated from Oberlin College and Columbia University. 🖋️ Famous for sharp, witty dialogue and playful storytelling. 👨👩👦 Father of two daughters, to whom he dedicated much of his work. 😄 Once quipped: “My scripts are just fairy tales with bigger budgets for explosions.”