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"As you wish..." Willam Goldman passed away at 87

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Tags: hollywood, willam goldman, obituaries, screenwriters, classics, usa, author.richard natale, author.brent lang, source.variety
https://variety.com/2018/film/news/william-goldman-dead-dies-butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid-1203030474/

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Title
William Goldman, Oscar-Winning Writer of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,' Dies at 87
Authors
Richard Natale, Carmel Dagan
Published
Nov 16 2018
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1420 words

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    patience_limited
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    The screenwriter of some of the most enduringly satisfying films of the 1960's - 1980's has died. Goldman's adept pacing, dialogue, and characterization made him a rare talent during an era when...

    The screenwriter of some of the most enduringly satisfying films of the 1960's - 1980's has died. Goldman's adept pacing, dialogue, and characterization made him a rare talent during an era when formulaic comedies were the rule, and musicals were dying out. The films he wrote had self-aware, gently subversive qualities that created new standards for the portrayal of anti-heroes as leads in mainstream Hollywood films, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was the archetypical "buddy" movie.

    Goldman's The Princess Bride remains on the short list of films I can't stop watching if I stumble on it.

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    1. cfabbro
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      His writing credits are pretty damn impressive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Goldman#Credits Ditto. The Princess Bride is easily the movie I have watched the most times over the years.

      His writing credits are pretty damn impressive:
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Goldman#Credits

      Goldman's The Princess Bride remains on the short list of films I can't stop watching if I stumble on it.

      Ditto. The Princess Bride is easily the movie I have watched the most times over the years.

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