- Born
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1931-08-12
- Born In
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Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.
- Died
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2018-11-16
- Nationality
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American
- Professions
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Novelist, Screenwriter, Playwright, Non-fiction author
- Notable Works
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The Princess Bride (novel), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (screenplay), All the President's Men (screenplay), Marathon Man (novel), Magic (novel), Misery (screenplay), Adventures in the Screen Trade (non-fiction)
- Awards
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Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969), Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (All the President's Men, 1976), BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1971), BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay (All the President's Men, 1977), Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1970), Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (All the President's Men, 1977), Writers Guild of America Award (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969), Writers Guild of America Award (All the President's Men, 1976)
- Education
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Oberlin College (BA, 1952), Columbia University (MA, 1956)
- Known For
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The Princess Bride, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, Marathon Man, Misery, Adventures in the Screen Trade