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): Austra Skujytė • Cara Delevingne • Cecil B. DeMille • Ibolya Dávid • Jim Beaver • John Cazale • John Derek • Karl Faber • L. M. Kit Carson • Martha Hedman • Maurice Greene (composer) • Porter Wagoner • Rebecca Gayheart
Born in the same month (August 1931): Barbara Eden • Bill Shoemaker • Bramwell Tillsley • Grant Williams (actor) • Jack Good (producer) • Karl Miller • Ola L. Mize • Richard F. Heck • Rolf Just Nilsen • Tom Hafey