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In 2000, published a sequel to his famous (some would say infamous) 1982 book "Adventures in the Screen Trade", titled "Which Lie Did I Tell?".

Rumored to be the true author of the Academy Award-winning screenplay of Good Will Hunting (1997). Goldman denied authorship at a Writers Guild of America meeting. In other comments, Goldman has said that he merely met with co-authors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for one day to offer encouragement and a little advice, specifically to eliminate a subplot dealing with the FBI, as the screenplay already was in fine form.

Is an avid red wine connoisseur and wrote the wine adventure caper, Year of the Comet (1992) as a result.

Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1988

Winner of the 1985 Laurel Award for lifetime achievement in screenwriting.

His first editions prices vary with condition, but a first edition of Marathon Man (1976) can fetch above $100, while The Princess Bride (1987) may sell for well over $500.

Turned down the opportunity to write The Godfather (1972) and Superman (1978).

He wrote the screenplays for five films starring Robert Redford: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Hot Rock (1972), The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), All the President's Men (1976) and A Bridge Too Far (1977).

He knew he'd succeed as a screenwriter as soon as he wrote the opening scene in Harper (1966) in which Harper is forced to recycle used coffee grounds for his morning cup of coffee. Harper's dismay at the result, as realized by Paul Newman on screen, immediately created empathy between the character and the audience. Ironically, that opening sequence was the last thing he wrote for that script.

Goldman was recruited as a Hollywood screenwriter after the publication of his novel "Boys and Girls Together", still in print after 40 years. An earlier novel of his, "Soldier in the Rain", already had been bought by Hollywood and served as the basis of the 1963 film starring Steve McQueen and Jackie Gleason.

He had two daughters with his wife, Ilene: Jenny Rebecca (born 1962) and Susanna (born 1965, died 2015).

Screenwriter, novelist, playwright, non-fiction author. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, USA, began his career as a novelist in 1957.

Education: B.A., Oberlin College, 1952; M.A., Columbia University, 1956