Budd Schulberg

1914–2009 · American writer

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.

Budd Schulberg, in order

1. 1938 Little Orphan Annie: wrote · directed by Ben Holmes
2. 1939 Winter Carnival: wrote · directed by Charles Reisner
3. 1940 Foreign Correspondent: wrote · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · critics 95%, audiences 81% · streaming on HBO Max, Roku Channel, Hoopla
4. 1943 December 7th (short film): wrote · directed by Gregg Toland and John Ford · streaming on HBO Max, Tubi
5. 1943 Government Girl: wrote, produced · directed by Dudley Nichols
6. 1945 The Nazi Plan: wrote · directed by George Stevens
7. 1954 On the Waterfront: wrote · directed by Elia Kazan · critics 99%, audiences 95% · streaming on Tubi
8. 1957 A Face in the Crowd: wrote · directed by Elia Kazan · critics 95%, audiences 93% · streaming on Hoopla, TCM, Tubi
9. 1958 Wind Across the Everglades: wrote · directed by Nicholas Ray