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William Goldman
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File:William Goldman 1976.png — Peters, Hans / Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · Resized without enlargement and converted to WebP. The existing People portrait frame may crop the photograph. Source colours retained. Adapted image retains CC BY-SA 3.0 nl. · All media credits

Writer/Creator · 1931–2018

William Goldmanthe places behind the story.

William Goldman was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright. Born in Highland Park, Lake County in 1931 and died in 2018. Notable work includes The Princess Bride (1973). On Where It Was, follow William Goldman through Chaplin (1992) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and the real places on the map below.

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5 placeswhere it happened.

Pins mark documented locations. Dashed circles mark an approximate area, not an exact building or camera position.

The story

In briefbefore you follow the trail.

Life and work

William Goldman was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright. Notable work includes The Princess Bride (1973). Citizenship: United States.

Chaplin (1992)

William Goldman is credited on Chaplin. Its mapped locations appear on the trail below; a location does not mean William Goldman was there for every scene.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

William Goldman is credited on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Its mapped locations appear on the trail below; a location does not mean William Goldman was there for every scene.

The trail

Work, moment, placein the order it happened.

  1. 19311931-08-12
    Moment

    Born

    William Goldman was born in Highland Park, Lake County. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Place

    Highland Park, Lake CountyApproximate area

    Area reference. This marks the town or district of birth, not a particular house or address.

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  2. 1969

    WorkButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Movies

    Moment

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    The Century Lake area was used for the cliff-jump sequence. The park pin is not a jumping or camera location.

    Place

    Malibu Creek State ParkSite

    1925 Las Virgenes Road

    Check state-park trail conditions and closures. This is a park-level pin, not the M*A*S*H set or a camera position. Stay on open trails.

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  3. 1992

    WorkChaplin Movies

    Moment

    A screen location

    The MacArthur · Park Plaza is documented as a location associated with Chaplin (1992). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.

    Place

    The MacArthur · Park PlazaSite

    607 S Park View Street

    Private event and filming property; no regular walk-in access is assumed.

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  4. 20182018-11-16
    Moment

    Died 16 November 2018

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  5. Date not established
    Moment

    William Goldman studied at Columbia University, according to the biographical record.

    Place

    Columbia UniversityLocation

    A school, college or campus. Visit only where it is open to the public; many teaching spaces are private.

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  6. Date not established
    Moment

    William Goldman studied at Oberlin College, according to the biographical record.

    Place

    Oberlin CollegeLocation

    A school, college or campus. Visit only where it is open to the public; many teaching spaces are private.

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People in the story

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Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Locations are shown at the precision the sources support; approximate areas are never presented as exact addresses. Portrait: File:William Goldman 1976.png — Peters, Hans / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

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