Budd Schulberg (March 27, 1914 – August 5, 2009) was an
American screenwriter,
television producer,
novelist and
sports writer. He was known for his 1941 novel,
What Makes Sammy Run?, his 1947 novel
The Harder They Fall, his 1954 Academy-award-winning screenplay for
On the Waterfront, and his 1957 screenplay for
A Face in the Crowd.
Early life
Born
Seymour Wilson Schulberg, he was the son of
B. P. Schulberg, head of
Paramount Pictures and Adeline Jaffe Schulberg, who founded a talent agency taken over by her brother, agent/film producer
Sam Jaffe.
