Bo Goldman

Bo Goldman
Goldman in 1975
Born
Robert Spencer Goldman

(1932-09-10)September 10, 1932
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 25, 2023(2023-07-25) (aged 90)
EducationPrinceton University
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • playwright
Years active1958–2016
Spouse
Mab Ashforth
(m. 1954; died 2017)
Children6

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).