He attended the University of Chicago and Columbia University, earning a master’s degree and studying music criticism.[2][3] In 1952, Goldman was drafted into the U.S. Army.[2] After his discharge in 1954, he pursued a career as a playwright.
james, goldman, american, news, anchor, whose, real, name, gardner, broadcaster, james, adolf, goldman, citation, needed, june, 1927, october, 1998, american, playwright, screenwriter, academy, award, screenplay, lion, winter, 1968, younger, brother, novelist,. For the American news anchor whose real name is James Goldman see Jim Gardner broadcaster James Adolf Goldman citation needed June 30 1927 October 28 1998 was an American playwright and screenwriter He won an Academy Award for his screenplay The Lion in Winter 1968 His younger brother was novelist and screenwriter William Goldman James GoldmanBornJames Adolf Goldman 1927 06 30 June 30 1927Chicago Illinois U S DiedOctober 28 1998 1998 10 28 aged 71 New York City U S NationalityAmericanSpousesMarie McKeon m 1962 div 1972 wbr Barbara Goldman m 1975 wbr Children2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Theatre 2 2 Film and television 2 3 Novels 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in June 30 1927 the first son of a Jewish family 1 in Chicago Illinois Goldman grew up primarily in Highland Park Illinois a Chicago suburb He is most noted as the playwright of The Lion in Winter and for writing the screenplay of its 1968 film adaptation for which he received an Academy Award He also wrote the book for the Broadway musical Follies 1971 which was nominated for a Tony Award He attended the University of Chicago and Columbia University earning a master s degree and studying music criticism 2 3 In 1952 Goldman was drafted into the U S Army 2 After his discharge in 1954 he pursued a career as a playwright Goldman died in 1998 from a heart attack in New York City 3 He had lived there for many years Works editTheatre edit Blood Sweat and Stanley Poole 1961 with William Goldman They Might Be Giants 1961 London 4 A Family Affair 1962 musical book only lyrics by William Goldman music by John Kander The Lion in Winter 1966 revived 1999 Follies 1971 revived 2001 and 2011 musical book only lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim Tony nomination for Best Book of a Musical Tolstoy 1996 Film and television edit Evening Primrose 1966 book only music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim The Lion in Winter 1968 They Might Be Giants 1971 4 Nicholas and Alexandra 1971 Robin and Marian 1976 Oliver Twist 1982 White Nights 1985 Anna Karenina 1985 Anastasia The Mystery of Anna 1986 Queenie 1987 as Winston Beard Novels edit Waldorf 1965 The Man From Greek and Roman 1974 Myself as Witness 1979 Fulton County 1989 References edit Erens Patricia 1998 The Jew in American Cinema Indiana University Press pp 392 ISBN 978 0 253 20493 6 a b James Goldman Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved February 14 2023 a b Gussow Mel October 29 1998 James Goldman 71 a Creator Of Lion in Winter and Follies The New York Times Retrieved 6 February 2023 a b The New York Times They Might Be Giants External links editJames Goldman at IMDb nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an American screenwriter born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Goldman amp oldid 1215127532, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
