Budd Schulberg | |
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Born | Seymour Wilson Schulberg March 27, 1914 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | August 5, 2009 Westhampton Beach, New York, U.S.[1] | (aged 95)
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Period | 1937–1982 |
Spouse | Agnes Victoria Anderson
(m. 1943; div. 1964)Betsy Ann Langman
(m. 1978) |
Children | 5 |
Parents | B. P. Schulberg Adeline Jaffe |
Relatives | Sam Jaffe (uncle) |
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? (1941) and The Harder They Fall (1947), as well as his screenplays for On the Waterfront (1954) and A Face in the Crowd (1957), receiving an Academy Award for the former.