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Name: James Goldman  
   
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Date of Birth: 30th June 1927
   
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
   
Profession: Writer
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

James Goldman (June 30, 1929 - October 28, 1998) was an American playwright, and screenwriter, and brother of William Goldman.

He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is most noted as the author of The Lion in Winter and author of the book of Follies. He died in New York, New York of a heart attack.

Broadway plays

  • Blood, Sweat, and Stanley Poole - 1961
  • The Lion in Winter - 1966, revived 1999
  • The Lion in Summer - 1967

Broadway libretti

  • A Family Affair - 1962 (book; lyrics were by William Goldman, music by John Kander)
  • Follies - 1971, revived 2001 (book; lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim)
  • Follies in Concert - 1986

Play

  • They Might Be Giants - 1961, London
  • Oliver Twist - 1982
  • Anna Karenina - 1985
  • Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna - 1986
  • The Lion in Winter - 2003 based on 1968 screenplay

Screenplays

  • The Lion in Winter - 1968
  • They Might Be Giants - 1971
  • Nicholas and Alexandra - 1971
  • Robin and Marian - 1976
  • White Nights - 1985

Television

  • Evening Primrose - 1966: book; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Novels

  • Myself as Witness
  • Waldorf
  • The Man From Greek and Roman
  • Fulton County


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