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James Goldman saw his first play (written with his brother, William), THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS, produced in London in 1961. The next year, he contributed the lyrics and, with his brother, the book for the stage musical A FAMILY AFFAIR, but it was with 1966’s THE LION IN WINTER that he became known on Broadway. Goldman also contributed the book for FOLLIES, the landmark 1971 musical featuring a score by Stephen Sondheim and direction by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett. "The Lion in Winter" was produced as a feature film in 1968 and earned for Katharine Hepburn the third of her four Oscars. Goldman then wrote “Nicholas and Alexandra” (1971), the story of the waning days of the Russian Romanov dynasty. Again, he dealt with British history and myth in “Robin and Marian” (1976), starring Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn as the older, more mature Robin Hood and Maid Marian. Goldman first worked in TV in 1967, writing the book for "Evening Primrose," an ABC special about a family who live in a department store and only come out at night, which featured a score by Sondheim. In 1982, he adapted "Oliver Twist" as a two-hour longform for CBS, and also wrote "Anna Karenina" (CBS, 1986), and returned to the Czars, in a manner of speaking, with "Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna," a 1986 four-hour NBC miniseries dealing with the woman who claimed to be the surviving daughter of Nicholas. The following year, under the pseudonym "Winston Beard," he wrote the ABC miniseries "Queenie," based on the story of Alex Haley's paternal grandmother. "Waldorf," Goldman's first novel, was published in 1965. He has since published three additional novels, contributed to numerous magazines, and to non-fiction, such as "Where to Eat in America" (1987).
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William Goldman is one of the most influential and successful writers of his generation. Film credits include “Masquerade,” “Harper,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “The Stepford Wives,” “All the President’s Men,” “The Princess Bride” (based on his novel of the same name), “Last Action Hero,” “The General’s Daughter,” “Marathon Man” (based on his novel of the same name), and many, many others. 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). He has also written many articles for acclaimed publications on the topic of screenwriting and several non-fiction books, including “The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway” (1969) and “Adventures in the Screentrade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting” (1983). Awards: Academy Award, Writers Guild Award, and British Academy Award, for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969; Academy Award and Writers Guild Award, for "All the President's Men," 1976. Education: Oberlin College, Ohio, B.A. 1952; Columbia University, New York, M.A. 1956.
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William Goldmanis one of the most influential and successful writers of his generation. Film credits include Masquerade, Harper, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Stepford Wives, All the President s Men, The Princess Bride (based on his novel of the same name), Last Action Hero, The General s Daughter, Marathon Man (based on his novel of the same name), and many, many others. 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). He has also written many articles for acclaimed publications on the topic of screenwriting and several non-fiction books, including The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway (1969) and Adventures in the Screentrade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting (1983). Awards: Academy Award, Writers Guild Award, and British Academy Award, for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969; Academy Award and Writers Guild Award, for "All the President's Men," 1976. Education: Oberlin College, Ohio, B.A. 1952; Columbia University, New York, M.A. 1956.\n
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