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Budd Schulberg (born Seymour Wilson Schulberg, March 27, 1914 – August 5, 2009) was an American screenwriter, television producer, novelist and sports writer. He was known for his novels What Makes Sammy Run?
Budd Schulberg (born March 27, 1914, New York City, New York, U.S.—died August 5, 2009, Westhampton Beach, New York) was an American novelist, screenwriter, and journalist who was best known for the novel What Makes Sammy Run? (1941) and for the screenplay for the movie On the Waterfront (1954).
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Budd Schulberg was in school in the East when the ax fell at Paramount, and he was spared some of his father's humiliation, though he never forgave Hollywood. After graduating from a local high school, the future author attended Deerfield Academy for a year, then enrolled at Dartmouth College.
Feb 12, 2009 · “The rest of my life will take 5,000 pages,” says the 94-year-old Budd Schulberg in a voice so gruff after a recent bout of pneumonia it sounds like his vocal chords are grinding coffee beans.
Budd Schulberg, who wrote the definitive book about ruthless Hollywood ambition, What Makes Sammy Run?, and who won an Oscar for scripting On The Waterfront (1954), was a true child of...
Jun 8, 2018 · SCHULBERG, Budd (Wilson) Nationality: American. Born: New York City, 27 March 1914; son of the Hollywood film pioneer, B.P. Schulberg. Education: Los Angeles High School, 1928-31; Deerfield Academy, 1931-32; Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1932-36, A.B. (cum laude) 1936 (Phi Beta Kappa).
Aug 9, 2009 · The career of Budd Schulberg, who won an Academy Award for writing “On the Waterfront” and died Wednesday, was fueled by his passion for boxing.
