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Budd Schulberg

Born

in New York, New York, The United States

March 27, 1914

Died

August 05, 2009

Website

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Genre

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Budd Schulberg (1914–2009) was a screenwriter, novelist, and journalist who is best remembered for the classic novels What Makes Sammy Run?, The Harder They Fall, and the story On the Waterfront, which he adapted as a novel, play, and an Academy Award–winning film script. Born in New York City, Schulberg grew up in Hollywood, where his father, B. P. Schulberg, was head of production at Paramount, among other studios. Throughout his career, Schulberg worked as a journalist and essayist, often writing about boxing, a lifelong passion. Many of his writings on the sport are collected in Sparring with Hemingway (1995). Other highlights from Schulberg’s nonfiction career include Moving Pictures (1981), an account of his upbringing in Hollywood, a ...more

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	What Makes Sammy Run? 4.09 avg rating — 3,489 ratings — published 1941 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Disenchanted 4.14 avg rating — 470 ratings — published 1950 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Harder They Fall 4.19 avg rating — 397 ratings — published 1947 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Waterfront 3.95 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 1955 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moving Pictures: Memories of a Hollywood Prince 4.05 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 1981 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some Faces in the Crowd 4.02 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1964 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Waterfront: The Final Shooting Script 4.07 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1981 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ringside: A Treasury of Boxing Reportage by Budd Schulberg, Hugh McIlvanney (Introduction) 4.21 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Waterfront: The Play (Plays for Performance Series) 3.81 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sparring with Hemingway: And Other Legends of the Fight Game 3.88 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Isn't everyone a part of everyone else?”
― Budd Schulberg

tags: completion, humanity, relationships, togetherness

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“Work hard, and if you can't work hard, be smart; and, if you can't be smart, be loud.”
― Budd Schulberg, What Makes Sammy Run?

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“They looked at each other until they weren't acquaintances any longer.”
― Budd Schulberg, What Makes Sammy Run?

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Fat City by Leonard Gardner

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The Harder They Fall by Budd Schulberg

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The Professional by W.C. Heinz

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Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner (AKA Million Dollar Baby) by F.X. Toole

1 vote, 3.1%

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