William Goldman

William Goldman was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. Among other accolades, Goldman won two Academy Awards in both writing categories—once for Best Original Screenplay for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and once for Best Adapted Screenplay for All the President's Men (1976).

12 August 1931

Born on the same birth day (12 August): Aga Muhlach • Amanda Redman • Cecil B. DeMille • Christian III of Denmark • Daniel Biles • Djibril Cissé • Douglas Croft • Dream (YouTuber) • Hong Jeong-ho • Ibolya Dávid • Idel Jakobson • Jacques Tits • Jean-Paul L'Allier • Kjell Grede • Kléber (footballer, born 1983) • Linde Lindström • Margaret Burbidge • Michael Hagan • Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq • Porter Wagoner • Sam Hoare (rugby league) • Stuart Williams (cricketer) • Tamás Lossonczy

Born in the same month (August 1931): Chalmers Johnson • Frederic Raphael • Jack Swigert • Jean Béliveau • Ramblin' Jack Elliott • Regis Philbin • Sri Chinmoy • Stelios Kazantzidis • Tito Capobianco • Trevor Goddard (cricketer)