This article is about the novelist. For the mathematician, see William Goldman (professor).

William Goldman (born August 12, 1931) is an American novelist, playwright and two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter.

Biography

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Goldman grew up in a Jewish family in Highland Park, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, and obtained a BA degree at Oberlin College in 1952 and an MA degree at Columbia University in 1956. William Goldman had been estranged for many years from his brother, playwright James Goldman, before James's death in 1998.

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@em_oak Great book "Princess Bride" William Goldman, not deep, but great fun.
coffmac (Martin) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:19:50 -0000
@em_oak Great book "Princess Bride" William Goldman, not deep, but great fun.
Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. [William Goldman , The Princess Bride.]
elevenforce (Eleven) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:56:42 -0000
Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. [William Goldman , The Princess Bride.]
I'm #reading The Princess Bride by William Goldman - http://bit.ly/7LbE5k
mercy20 (mercy20) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:42:09 -0000
I'm #reading The Princess Bride by William Goldman - http://bit.ly/7LbE5k
@pimlico108 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Princess-Bride-William-Goldman/dp/0747590583/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262107404&sr=1-2
samt77 (samt77) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:24:00 -0000
@pimlico108 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Princess-Bride-William-Goldman/dp/0747590583/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262107404&sr=1-2
@pimlico108 did for me. there's some differences pit of despair is the zoo of death. william goldman wrote it.
samt77 (samt77) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:22:25 -0000
@pimlico108 did for me. there's some differences pit of despair is the zoo of death. william goldman wrote it.
"Life isn't fair, it's just fairer than death, that's all." William Goldman (The Princess Bride) http://www.jayceoneal.com
jayceoneal (jayceoneal.com) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:28:26 -0000
"Life isn't fair, it's just fairer than death, that's all." William Goldman (The Princess Bride) http://www.jayceoneal.com

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