Known for

Writing

Born

Sep 10, 1932

Died

Jul 25, 2023 (aged 90)

Place of birth

New York, New York, U.S.

Bo Goldman

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).

Titles

The Defenders

Series • 1961

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Movie • 1975

Meet Joe Black

Movie • 1998

Scent of a Woman

Movie • 1992

City Hall

Movie • 1996

Rules Don't Apply

Movie • 2016

Kyon Ki...

Movie • 2005

Little Nikita

Movie • 1988

Swing Shift

Movie • 1984

The Rose

Movie • 1979

Melvin and Howard

Movie • 1980

Days of Wine and Roses

Movie • 1958

Adventures on the New Frontier

Movie • 1961

Shoot the Moon

Movie • 1982

Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Movie • 2009

Thalavattam

Movie • 1986