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real and fictional[edit]

It's tempting to add William Goldman to Category:Fictional writers. I was redirected here when looking for an S. Morgenstern article to add to that cat, but it occurs to me that William Goldman, the author, is a fictional character in The Princess Bride. He's just a fictional character who happens to overlap with the real individual for article purposes. Probably not an appropriate cat, because the article is about the real person and not the fictional person, but still.... Deborah-jl _Talk 04:19, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

S. Morgenstern is really more of a psedonym than a fictional character, even though he is used as a plot device in “Bride”. Scott197827 19/2/2006

Last Action Hero[edit]

If I'm not mistaken, Shane Black wrote Last Action Hero. I'm pretty sure Goldman didn't have much to do, if anything, with the movie. If anyone can prove my wrong, by all means do so. --JerryLewisOverdrive 22:29, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Arnold was unhappy with the original script, and insisted on Goldman being hired to do a rewrite. He got $1 million for a month's work. Goldman discusses the movie in WHICH LIE DID I TELL? and Griffin & Masters discuss the paycheck in their book HIT & RUN. Patabongo 23:10, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Goldman's SHAZAM script[edit]

Does anyone have a link or know where I can read Goldman's SHAZAM script? I heard insiders claim it is the greatest superhero script ever written, yet New Line rejected it for not being "funny" enough (i.e. "campy"...so they are going with John August instead). As a Shazamaholic, I would love to read Goldman's script for myself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.241.158.225 (talk) 23:30, 13 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Miscellanea[edit]

Is it possible for someone knowledgeable on the subject append some citations to some of these items? The section is filled with some interesting, but non referenced, facts. It would be ideal if some of these items could be incorporated into other sections as well. I'm considering deleting a couple of the more trivial entries unless there are any strong objections. Duckyofthenorth (talk) 22:14, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted two unsourced items. Please revert if you have the citations. Duckyofthenorth (talk) 14:05, 14 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't there be some mention of the show Princess Bride and the break with Adam Guettel? This show was already shown in workshop before Goldman reportedly pulled the plug.Musicsignifica (talk) 15:46, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Children book credits[edit]

I deleted the Winnie the Pooh credit. Correct me if I'm wrong, but A. A. Milne wrote that one. Duckyofthenorth (talk) 14:36, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

BC and the SK screenplay[edit]

I've found a reference to the $400,000 screenplay fee that Goldman received for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" so I've removed the citation "discussion" that had been included in the main text. That discussion did, however, point to an interview I didn't know about so I'll probably add an interview section here soon including Melvyn Bragg's South Bank Show.--Perry Middlemiss (talk) 23:49, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Autobiographical fiction[edit]

This section discusses two literary devices from the Princess Bride: (1) Morgenstern as the original author, (2) fictional biographical details about Goldman. This is already covered on The Princess Bride page. I don't think it belongs here.--Jack Upland (talk) 23:53, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need Help with "Adventures in the Screen Trade"[edit]

The Talk page for the film version of the John Fowles novel “The Magus” needs your help. There is confusion whether Peter Sellers (quoted by William Goldman) or Woody Allen (quoted by John Sutherland) when asked whether he would make changes in his life if he had the opportunity to do it all over again, joked, "I would do everything exactly the same except I wouldn't see The Magus. See Talk:The Magus (film).

If you have a copy of the relevant book and can confirm or not the quote, please update The Magus (film) talk page. Thanks.~~~~ Masato.harada (talk) 16:47, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]