Bo Goldman

Writer, Producer

September 10, 1932 — July 25, 2023 (90 years)
Bo Goldman (born Robert Spencer Goldman; September 10, 1932 – July 25, 2023) was an American screenwriter and playwright. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Writers Guild of America Awards as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. He also received two BAFTA Award nominations.

Goldman received two Academy Awards for his screenplays of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Melvin and Howard (1980). He also wrote The Rose (1979), Shoot the Moon (1982), Scent of a Woman (1992), and Meet Joe Black (1998).

Known For

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975
  • Scent of a Woman
    Scent of a Woman1992
  • Meet Joe Black
    Meet Joe Black1998
  • City Hall
    City Hall1996
  • Rules Don't Apply
    Rules Don't Apply2016
  • The Rose
    The Rose1979
  • Melvin and Howard
    Melvin and Howard1980
  • Little Nikita
    Little Nikita1988
  • Shoot the Moon
    Shoot the Moon1982
  • Kyon Ki...
    Kyon Ki...2005
  • Thalavattam
    Thalavattam1986
  • The Defenders
    The Defenders4 seasons
  • Great Performances
    Great Performances51 seasons

Filmography

1998
Meet Joe Black · as Screenplay
1996
1992
Scent of a Woman · as Screenplay
1988
Little Nikita · as Screenplay
1982
1980
1979
The Rose · as Screenplay
1975
1961
1956