Screenwriter and Novelist Budd Schulberg is Dead
Novelist, screenwriter, and HUAC informer Budd Schulberg passed away at his residence at West Hampton, NY. Mr. Schulberg was 96 years old. A son of Hollywood, Mr. Schulberg was famous for his screenplay On the Waterfront, the novel What Makes Sammy Run?, which angered both Hollywood and the CPUSA. Mr. Schulberg also testified in front of HUAC in 1951 and named 17 directors and writers–three of whom were members of the Hollywood Ten.
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