[Deathwatch] Budd Schulberg, screenwriter, 95

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"On the Waterfront" screenwriter Schulberg dies, 95

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ? Budd Schulberg, the Oscar-winning screenwriter
of "On the Waterfront" and author of novels such as "The Harder They
Fall," has died in New York at age 95.

His wife, Betsy Schulberg, told the New York Times that her husband
died on Wednesday afternoon after being rushed from his home in
Westhampton Beach on Long Island to a local hospital, where doctors
tried unsuccessfully to revive him.

Schulberg, whose father was Paramount Pictures chief B.P. Schulberg,
was born in New York City in 1914 and first gained acclaim as a
novelist in the 1940s with books such as "What Makes Sammy Run."

His screenwriting included 1957's "A Face in the Crowd," but it was the
classic "On the Waterfront" for which Schulberg will be best
remembered.

The 1954 film, about corruption on the New Jersey waterfront, earned 12
Oscar nominations and won eight of Hollywood's top honors including
screenwriting for Schulberg. Marlon Brando won best actor and the movie
was named the year's best film.

In addition to his wife, Schulberg is survived by four children.

Many thanks to Deathwatch Central for posting this obituary