Tag: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
-
The Twilight Zone Was Robert Redford’s Scariest Role … Or Was It?
There are a whole lot of things that Robert Redford is famous for: acting, directing, co-founding the Sundance Film Festival, being incredibly handsome, even running Hydra from within the United States government … the list goes on and on and on. He became a silver screen icon in classic films like “Butch Cassidy and the…
-
Burt Bacharach, Legendary Pop Composer, Dies at 94
Songwriter, composer, producer and arranger Burt Bacharach, a dominant force in American popular music for half a century, died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Wednesday. He was 94.Bacharach’s publicist Tina Brausam revealed the news on Thursday.As a tunesmith, the nonpareil melodist Bacharach found fame in every medium.His songs — many of them written…
-
Douglas Kirkland, Hollywood Photographer, Dies at 88
Douglas Kirkland, the celebrity photographer known for his photos of Marilyn Monroe and numerous other stars, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 88.His 1961 Monroe portraits showed the superstar reclining on a bed surrounded by white satin sheets.In addition to his portraits of Hollywood notables including he was a special photographer…
-
One Of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid’s Biggest Stars Was Banned From Being On Set
“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” immediately brings to mind the two titular lead characters, played by Paul Newman and Robert Redford respectively. However, it’s important not to forget that Etta Place rounds out the gang as a third member, accompanying the boys on their outlaws’ journey from robbing trains in Wyoming to hiding out…
-
Legendary screenwriter William Goldman dies aged 87
Goldman won two Oscars in 1970 and 1977.Oscar-winning screenwriter and novelist William Goldman, who wrote films including Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and The Princess Bride, has died aged 87, in his sleep at his home in New York.It is reported that Goldman was surrounded by family and friends when he died. His daughter…
-
William Goldman, Oscar-Winning Writer of ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,’ Dies at 87
William Goldman, who won Oscars for his original screenplay for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and his adaptation of “All the President’s Men,” died on Friday in his Manhattan home, according to the the Washington Post. He was 87.His daughter Jenny Goldman cited complications from colon cancer and pneumonia as the cause of his…
-
William Goldman Dies; Oscar Winning Writer Of ‘Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid’ Was 87
I have been informed by friends of the family that William Goldman died last night. He was 87. Goldman, who twice won screenwriting Oscars for All The President’s Men and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, passed away last night in his Manhattan home, surrounded by family and friends. His health had been failing for…