--- name: "Budd Schulberg" canonical: "https://film.one/person/budd-schulberg" fi1m_id: "budd-schulberg" imdb_id: "nm0775977" tmdb_id: 9850 wikidata_id: "Q562874" roles: ["Writer"] born: "27 March 1914" died: "5 August 2009" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_as: "writer" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T21:27:14.115112+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Budd Schulberg ## Identity Budd Schulberg - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/budd-schulberg - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** budd-schulberg - **IMDb ID:** nm0775977 - **TMDB ID:** 9850 - **Wikidata ID:** Q562874 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Schulberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q562874, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0775977/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9850 Writer. Born 27 March 1914 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 5 August 2009. ## Details - **Work:** Writer - **Born:** 27 March 1914, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 5 August 2009 - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 writing, 1 other - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 89 (1), 1980s 91 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Schulberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q562874, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0775977/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9850 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*On the Waterfront*](https://film.one/film/on-the-waterfront.md) (89) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Budd Schulberg was an American screenwriter, novelist and journalist. The son of Hollywood producer B. P. Schulberg, he grew up in the film industry and studied at Dartmouth College before beginning his writing career. He is best known for the screenplay of *On the Waterfront* (1954), directed by Elia Kazan, which won him an Academy Award for best story and screenplay. Other notable works include the novels *What Makes Sammy Run?* (1941) and *The Harder They Fall* (1947), and the screenplay for *A Face in the Crowd* (1957). Schulberg also worked as a sports writer and testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee in the early 1950s. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com, theguardian.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these - *On the Waterfront* (1954), Fi1m 89, Screenplay, Original Story — [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-waterfront.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Raging Bull* (1980), Fi1m 91, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md) ## Complete filmography (18) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Babyface Goes to Hollywood* (2008), Actor - *Nuremberg: The 60th Anniversary Director's Cut* (2007), Writer - *A Question of Honor* (1982), Writer - *Raging Bull* (1980), Thanks — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/raging-bull.md) - *The Harder They Fall* (1972), Novel - *What Makes Sammy Run?* (1959), Novel, Writer - *Wind Across the Everglades* (1958), Writer - *A Face in the Crowd* (1957), Story, Screenplay - *The Harder They Fall* (1956), Novel - *On the Waterfront* (1954), Screenplay, Original Story — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/on-the-waterfront.md) - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, Writer - *Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today* (1948), Writer - *The Nazi Plan* (1945), Writer - *That Justice Be Done* (1945), Writer - *December 7th* (1943), Writer - *City Without Men* (1943), Story - *Weekend for Three* (1941), Story - *Little Orphan Annie* (1938), Screenplay ## Gallery - ![Budd Schulberg at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Location: Pace University's campus in downtown Manhattan. This image is a low-resolution vers](https://film.one/media/person/59333/gallery-f677e56aac46.jpg) Budd Schulberg at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Location: Pace University's campus in downtown Manhattan. This image is a low-resolution vers — David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Budd_Schulberg_2007_New_York_City.jpg/1280px-Budd_Schulberg_2007_New_York_City.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Budd Schulberg](https://film.one/media/person/59333/gallery-af00266f62af.jpg) Budd Schulberg — David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Budd_Schulberg_by_David_Shankbone.jpg/1280px-Budd_Schulberg_by_David_Shankbone.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Dead people I photographed: Budd Schulberg (March 27, 1914 – August 5, 2009) was an American screenwriter, television producer, novelist and sports writer. He w (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/59333/gallery-1c9540b6441e.jpg) Dead people I photographed: Budd Schulberg (March 27, 1914 – August 5, 2009) was an American screenwriter, television producer, novelist and sports writer. He w (2012) — David Shankbone from USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Budd_Schulberg_by_David_Shankbone_%288101631819%29.jpg/1280px-Budd_Schulberg_by_David_Shankbone_%288101631819%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won - 1955: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (won), for *On the Waterfront* ### Other awards — 4 won - Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement 2008: Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement (won) - Lucien Barrière Literary Award 2005: Lucien Barrière Literary Award (won) - International Boxing Hall of Fame 2003: International Boxing Hall of Fame (won) - Lucien Barrière Literary Award 1989: Lucien Barrière Literary Award (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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