ever written, not that I'm proud of, but that I can look at without humiliation." Awards He won two Academy Awards: one for Best Original Screenplay for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and Best Adapted Screenplay for All the President's Men. He also won two Edgar Awards, from the Mystery Writers of America, for Best Motion Picture Screenplay: for Harper in 1967, and for Magic (adapted from his 1976 novel) in 1979. In 1985, he received the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America. Personal life He was married to Ilene Jones from 1961 until their divorce in 1991; the couple had two daughters, Jenny and Susanna. Ilene, a native of Texas, modeled for Neiman Marcus; Ilene's brother was actor Allen Case. Goldman said that his favorite writers were Miguel de Cervantes, Anton Chekhov, Somerset Maugham, Irwin Shaw, and Leo Tolstoy. He was a die-hard fan of the New York Knicks, having held season tickets at Madison Square Garden for over 40 years. He contributed a writing section to Bill Simmons's bestselling book about the history of the NBA, in which he discussed the career of Dave DeBusschere. Death Goldman died in Manhattan on November 16, 2018, due to complications from colon cancer and pneumonia. Works Theatre Produced Tenderloin (1960), uncredited doctoring work Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole (1961), with James Goldman A Family Affair (1962), lyrics; book was by James Goldman, music by John Kander Misery (2012), adapted from the novel Misery Unproduced Madonna and Child – with James Goldman Now I Am Six Something Blue – musical musical of Boys and Girls Together (aka Magic Town) Nagurski – musical The Man Who Owned Chicago – musical with James Goldman and John Kander musical of The Princess Bride – with Adam Guettel (abandoned after royalty disputes) Screenplays Produced Consultant A Few Good Men (1992) Malice (1993) Dolores Claiborne (1995) Extreme Measures (1996) Good Will Hunting (1997) Uncredited Twins (1988) Indecent Proposal (1993) Last Action Hero (1993) Fierce Creatures (1997) Unproduced Flowers for Algernon: Good Old Charley Gordon (1964) – an adaptation of the story Flowers for Algernon done for actor Cliff Robertson – Robertson was unhappy with the version and hired Stirling Silliphant to write what became Charly (1968) The Chill (1967) – adaptation of the 1964 Lew Archer novel by Ross Macdonald In the Spring the War Ended (1968) – from the novel