William Goldman

William Goldman (1931–2018) was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright who wrote 16 novels over a career of seven decades. He is best known for the novels The Princess Bride, which he later adapted for the 1987 film, and Marathon Man. He won Academy Awards for the screenplays of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men. He also wrote plays and the memoir Adventures in the Screen Trade.