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Father of the Bride (William Goldman)
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64 minutes
Released:
Nov 29, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
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 an outspoken critic of the movie industry, and made headlines when he declared, “Nobody knows anything.” He was called the world’s greatest and most famous living screenwriter. 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. Sign up for our newsletter at famousandgravy.com and also enjoy our 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).
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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
Famous & Gravy official website
Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
Dead or Alive Quiz Game
Half Price Books
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Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. Sign up for our newsletter at famousandgravy.com and also enjoy our 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
Famous & Gravy official website
Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
Dead or Alive Quiz Game
Half Price Books
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Nov 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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