[PAR] [TLE] William Goldman [SEP] William Goldman (born August 12, 1931) is an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter.  He came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist, before turning to writing for film.  He has won two Academy Awards for his screenplays, first for the western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969) and again for "All the President's Men" (1976), about journalists who broke the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon.  Both films starred Robert Redford. [PAR] [TLE] Marathon Man (film) [SEP] Marathon Man is a 1976 American suspense-thriller film directed by John Schlesinger.  It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same name and stars Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Marthe Keller.  The music score was composed by Michael Small.
[PAR] [TLE] William Goldman [ SEP ] William Goldman ( born August 12 , 1931 ) is an American novelist , playwright , and screenwriter . He came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist , before turning to writing for film . He has won two Academy Awards for his screenplays , first for the western " Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid " ( 1969 ) and again for " All the President 's Men " ( 1976 ) , about journalists who broke the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon . Both films starred Robert Redford . [PAR] [TLE] Marathon Man ( film ) [ SEP ] Marathon Man is a 1976 American suspense - thriller film directed by John Schlesinger . It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same name and stars Dustin Hoffman , Laurence Olivier , Roy Scheider , William Devane and Marthe Keller . The music score was composed by Michael Small .
What occupation did the screenwriter of Marathon man and All the President's men have before screenwriting?
What occupation did the screenwriter of Marathon man and All the President 's men have before screenwriting ?
novelist
novelist