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Screenwriter, novelist, playwright, non-fiction author. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, USA, began his career as a novelist in 1957. Started writing screenplays in 1965 with "Masquerade". A two-time Academy Award Winner, he is one of the most successful screenwriters and script doctors in Hollywood. See full bio »
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Known For

The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride Writer
(1987)
Marathon Man
Marathon Man Writer
(1976)
Asu ni mukatte ute!
Asu ni mukatte ute! Writer
(1969)
Misery
Misery Writer
(1990)
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 2015 Jake and the Giants (inspired)
 2015 Wild Card (novel "Heat") / (screenplay)
 2012 The Princess Bride (Short) (novel)
 2003 Dreamcatcher (screenplay)
 2001 Hearts in Atlantis (screenplay)
 1999 Shogun no musume (screenplay)
 1997 Mokugeki (screenplay)
 1997 Fierce Creatures (uncredited)
 1996 The Ghost and the Darkness (written by)
 1996 Chenbâ: Shokeishitsu (screenplay)
 1996 Da Vinci (Short) (story)
 1994 Maverick (written by)
 1992 Chaplin (screenplay)
 1992 Year of the Comet (written by)
 1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man (screenplay)
 1990 Misery (screenplay)
 1987 The Princess Bride (book) / (screenplay)
 1986 Heat (novel) / (screenplay)
 1979 Mr. Horn (TV Movie)
 1978 Majikku (novel) / (screenplay)
 1977 A Bridge Too Far (screenplay)
 1976 Marathon Man (from: his novel) / (screenplay)
 1976 Daitôryô no Inbô (screenplay)
 1975 The Great Waldo Pepper (screenplay)
 1975 The Stepford Wives (screenplay)
 1973 Papillon (contributing writer - uncredited)
 1972 Hotto Rokku (screenplay)
 1969 Asu ni mukatte ute! (written by)
 1968 Koroshi no seppun (based on the novel by)
 1966 Ugoku hyôteki (screenplay)
 1965 Masquerade (screenplay)
 1963 Soldier in the Rain (novel)
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Novel: "Brothers" (sequel to "Marathon Man") See more »

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2 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 2 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Simon Morgenstern

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Directors - even though we all know from the media's portrayal of them that they are men and women of wisdom and artistic vision, masters of the subtle use of symbolism - are more often than not a bunch of insecure assholes. See more »

Trivia:

Daughters Jenny Rebecca Goldman (born 1962) and Susanna Goldman (born 1965). See more »

Star Sign:

Leo
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