Biography
Bo Goldman was an American screenwriter and playwright. Born Robert Spencer Goldman in New York City on 10 September 1932, he graduated from Princeton University in 1953. He began his career writing for television and the stage before moving into film.
Goldman received Academy Awards for his screenplays for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975, shared with Lawrence Hauben) and Melvin and Howard (1980). His other credits include The Rose (1979), Shoot the Moon (1982), Scent of a Woman (1992), City Hall (1996) and Meet Joe Black (1998). He died on 25 July 2023 in Helendale, California.
