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Overview
Date of Birth:
12 August
1931
,
Highland Park, Illinois, USA
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Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Screenwriter, novelist, playwright, non-fiction author. Born in Highland Park...
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Trivia:
Brother of
James Goldman
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations
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34 articles
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Top Ten Overrated Films
(From
FilmShaft.com
. 3 December 2009, 9:58 AM, PST)
Top 5 Movies That Scared the Hell Out of Me
(From
Screen Rant
. 3 October 2009, 8:07 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Simon Morgenstern
US TV Schedule:
Mon. Dec. 14
5:45 AM
SHOW
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
In Development
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Writer
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Miscellaneous Crew
,
Producer
,
Thanks
,
Self
In Development:
The Monkey Wrench Gang
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Writer:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
Dreamcatcher
(2003) (screenplay)
Hearts in Atlantis
(2001) (screenplay)
The General's Daughter
(1999) (screenplay)
... aka Wehrlos - Die Tochter des Generals (Germany)
Absolute Power
(1997) (screenplay)
Fierce Creatures
(1997) (uncredited)
The Chamber
(1996) (screenplay)
The Ghost and the Darkness
(1996) (written by)
Maverick
(1994) (written by)
Chaplin
(1992) (screenplay)
... aka Charlot (Italy)
Year of the Comet
(1992) (written by)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
(1992) (screenplay)
... aka Les aventures d'un homme invisible (France)
Misery
(1990) (screenplay)
The Princess Bride
(1987) (book) (screenplay)
... aka The Bridges' Bride (Philippines: English title)
Heat
(1986) (novel) (screenplay)
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
(1979) (characters)
Mr. Horn
(1979) (TV) (writer)
Magic
(1978) (novel) (screenplay)
A Bridge Too Far
(1977) (screenplay)
Marathon Man
(1976) (novel) (screenplay)
All the President's Men
(1976) (screenplay)
The Great Waldo Pepper
(1975) (screenplay)
The Stepford Wives
(1975) (screenplay)
The Hot Rock
(1972) (screenplay)
... aka How to Steal a Diamond (UK: informal title)
... aka How to Steal a Diamond in Four Uneasy Lessons (UK)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969) (written by)
No Way to Treat a Lady
(1968) (novel)
Harper
(1966) (screenplay)
... aka The Moving Target (UK)
Masquerade
(1965) (screenplay)
... aka A Shabby Tiger
... aka Operation Masquerade
Soldier in the Rain
(1963) (novel)
Miscellaneous Crew:
Dolores Claiborne
(1995) (consultant)
Producer:
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
(1979) (producer)
Thanks:
2000s
1990s
Checkpoint Echo
(2006) (special thanks)
Amateur
(2005/II) (special thanks)
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
(2001) (V) (special thanks)
"American Masters"
(thanks) (1 episode, 2000)
-
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
(2000)
TV episode
(thanks)
Under Suspicion
(2000) (grateful acknowledgment)
... aka Suspicion (France)
Good Will Hunting
(1997) (thanks)
Fierce Creatures
(1997) (special thanks)
Self:
2000s
1990s
1970s
Tales from the Script
(2009) .... Himself
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
(2007) .... Himself
Miracles and Mystery: Creating 'The Green Mile'
(2006) (V) .... Himself
Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat
(2006) (V) .... Himself
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
(2006) (V) .... Himself
All That Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
(2006) (V) .... Himself
Screenwriting for Dummies
(2006) (V) .... Himself
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases
(2005) (TV) .... Himself
On Location with 'Gunga Din'
(2004) (V) .... Himself
"HBO First Look"
.... Himself - Screenwriter (1 episode, 2003)
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'Dreamcatcher': Unraveling the Nightmare
(2003)
TV episode
.... Himself - Screenwriter
"The American Experience"
.... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
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Miss America
(2002)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Film Genre"
.... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
... aka Hollywood History (UK: new title)
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The Western
(2002)
TV episode
.... Himself
Misery Loves Company
(2002) (V) .... Himself
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
(2001) (V) .... Himself
"The Human Face"
(2001)
TV mini-series
.... Himself
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
(2001) (V) .... Himself
"Biography"
.... Himself (2 episodes, 1995-2000)
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Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw
(2000)
TV episode
.... Himself
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Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel
(1995)
TV episode
.... Himself
"American Masters"
.... Himself - Screenwriter / ... (1 episode, 2000)
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Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
(2000)
TV episode
.... Himself - Screenwriter/Novelist
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
(1998) (TV) .... Himself
"Dateline NBC"
.... Himself (1 episode)
... aka Dateline (USA: short title)
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The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat
(????)
TV episode
.... Himself
"The South Bank Show"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
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Arts Review 1990
(1990)
TV episode
.... Himself
The 49th Annual Academy Awards
(1977) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay
The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
(1970) .... Himself - Narrated by
Additional Details
Other Works:
Non-fiction: "Adventures In The Screen Trade" (Warner Books, 1983) and "Which Lie Did I Tell? More Adventures in the Screen Trade" (Pantheon Books, 2000)
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Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Article
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Genres:
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Thriller
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