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#BOTD 1931 – 2018 William Goldman, Age 90, US author, playwright, screenwriter.

Oscars screenplays Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid (1969) All the President's Men (1976) Screenplays: Masquerade (1965) Harper * Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid * The Hot Rock * Stepford Wives (1975)

#BOTD 1931 – 2018 William Goldman, Age 90, US author, playwright, screenwriter

Screenplays The Great Waldo Pepper * Marathon Man (his novel) All the President's Men * A Bridge Too Far * Magic (his novel) * Heat (his novel) * The Princess Bride (his novel) Misery * A Few Good Men

#BOTD 1931 – 2018 William Goldman, US, author, screenwriter.

"Corky, a failed magician, adopts a new ventriloquist act with his caustic dummy, 'Fats'. He's a success and lined up for a TV show, but his anxiety over a medical cause him to flee to his old hometown."

Magic (1978)

#BOTD 1931 – 2018 William Goldman, Age 90, US author, playwright, screenwriter.

Chaplin * Malice * Maverick * Dolores Claiborne * Absolute Power * The General's Daughter * Hearts in Atlantis * Dreamcatcher * Wild Card (2015 based on his novel)