The Princess Bride is as a novel by William Goldman in 1973, its full title actually being: The Princess Bride: S.

Before “The Princess Bride” became a cult film classic, it was a novel written in 1973 by Chicago-area native William Goldman, who later would adapt it […] Skip to content All Sections ...

Cary Elwes is writing a book about the making of the film “The Princess Bride.” Elwes, who played the dashing hero Westley, will publish the book in the fall of 2014 with Touchstone. Its title ...

In the book “The Princess Bride” by William Goldman — upon which the same-titled film was based — never has “life isn’t fair” come with such mirth.

In “The Princess Bride,” the title character—the princess Buttercup (Robin Wright), who wants to marry a commoner (Cary Elwes)—is treated more like a sack of gold than like a sentient person.

NEW YORK — William Goldman, who wrote the book and screenplay "The Princess Bride" and other acclaimed books and movies, has died. The Oscar-winning screenwriter and Hollywood wise man was 87.