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Budd Schulberg

Who

Budd Schulberg · Arts & Literature

What

Screenwriter of On the Waterfront (Academy Award 1954); novelist of What Makes Sammy Run?

When

1914, New York City, United States — 2009, Westhampton Beach, New York, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Budd Schulberg is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Screenwriter of On the Waterfront (Academy Award 1954); novelist of What Makes Sammy Run?

How & why

Schulberg, son of Hollywood mogul B. P. Schulberg and raised in a Jewish film-industry family, was a novelist and screenwriter. He won the 1954 Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay for 'On the Waterfront', and wrote the biting Hollywood novel 'What Makes Sammy Run?'. His work exposed corruption and moral compromise in American institutions.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters

Contributions & Sources

Screenwriter of On the Waterfront (Academy Award 1954); novelist of What Makes Sammy Run?

1954

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters