R.I.P., William Goldman

Dammit, William Goldman died. Justly celebrated for his screenwriting, credited and otherwise, but if you haven't read his original novel THE PRINCESS BRIDE, remedy that ASAP. As much as you may love the movie, the book is leagues better. Rest in witty, ironic peace, sir.

— Ty Burr (@tyburr) November 16, 2018

Interesting remembrance here. Among other stories—

I sat with Bill for the last time Monday, in New York City. His friend of 80 years, John Kander, was there, too. With his lyricist Fred Ebb, Kander wrote "Cabaret" and "Chicago" and the song "New York, New York." They had shared an apartment in the 1950s on West 72nd Street along with Bill's older brother, James Goldman, who wrote "A Lion in Winter" and the book for "Follies." Imagine the magic in that apartment, when they were all young and everything was ahead of them.

RIP William Goldman, the screenwriter who brought us this scene: https://t.co/Bk3cgsjbTk

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 16, 2018

So sad that William Goldman won’t be here to write All the President's Men Part 2: Dumb and Dumberer.

— Schooley (@Rschooley) November 16, 2018