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This person died in 2018 at age 87. He wrote his most famous screenplay while teaching creative writing at Princeton University. Eight of his films each grossed more than $100 million domestically. He was called the world’s greatest and most famous living screenwriter. Even so, he was an outspoken critic of the movie industry, and made headlines when he declared, “Nobody knows anything.” He wrote ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Today’s dead celebrity is William Goldman.
Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. Visit our website at famousandgravy.com and also enjoy our free mobile quiz game at deadoraliveapp.com
If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like Episode 52 “Electric Vanities” (Tom Wolfe) and Episode 23 “Book Rancher” (Larry McMurtry)
LINKS:
Transcript of this episode
New York Times Obituary for William Goldman
“The Five Defining Lines of William Goldman” from The Ringer
Discussing “nobody knows anything” on Charlie Rose
‘The Princess Bride’ movie trailer
Dead or Alive quiz game
Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
Famous & Gravy official website
Part of the obituary podcast Famous & Gravy, this episode unpacks the significance of William Goldman as part of a legacy podcast and known for biographies from a different point of view, by spotlighting values, performance, and transformation. This episode invites contemplation about the emotional architecture of legacy. This celebrity podcast explores famous lives reframed and contributes to smart pop culture podcast.
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This person died in 2018 at age 87. He wrote his most famous screenplay while teaching creative writing at Princeton University. Eight of his films each grossed more than $100 million domestically. He was called the world’s greatest and most famous living screenwriter. Even so, he was an outspoken critic of the movie industry, and made headlines when he declared, “Nobody knows anything.” He wrote ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Today’s dead celebrity is William Goldman.
Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. Visit our website at famousandgravy.com and also enjoy our free mobile quiz game at deadoraliveapp.com
If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like Episode 52 “Electric Vanities” (Tom Wolfe) and Episode 23 “Book Rancher” (Larry McMurtry)
LINKS:
Transcript of this episode
New York Times Obituary for William Goldman
“The Five Defining Lines of William Goldman” from The Ringer
Discussing “nobody knows anything” on Charlie Rose
‘The Princess Bride’ movie trailer
Dead or Alive quiz game
Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
Famous & Gravy official website
Part of the obituary podcast Famous & Gravy, this episode unpacks the significance of William Goldman as part of a legacy podcast and known for biographies from a different point of view, by spotlighting values, performance, and transformation. This episode invites contemplation about the emotional architecture of legacy. This celebrity podcast explores famous lives reframed and contributes to smart pop culture podcast.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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