Writer

Budd Schulberg

1914 – 2009

Active years (films on this site)

1954–1957

Genres

DramaCrimeFilm-NoirMusical

Schools and movements

Classical Hollywood

Directors worked with

Elia Kazan2 films

Biography

Budd Schulberg 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.

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay 1955
• Lucien Barrière Literary Award 1989
• Lucien Barrière Literary Award 2005

National / local

• International Boxing Hall of Fame 2003
• Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement 2008

2 films on this site

1. On the Waterfront 1954 · Elia Kazan · IMDb 8.1 · Writer
2. A Face in the Crowd 1957 · Elia Kazan · IMDb 8.1 · Writer