Budd Schulberg
Budd Schulberg was the son of a Hollywood mogul who turned on the industry with his savage novel What Makes Sammy Run? and wrote the screenplay for On the Waterfront. His work exposed the corruption beneath American success mythology.
Works
- What Makes Sammy Run?Novel of a ruthless hustler's climb to success in Hollywood and his moral decay
- The Harder They FallNovel depicting the rise and fall of a heavyweight boxer with tragic consequences
- The DisenchantedNovel of a once-famous writer's decline into alcoholism and spiritual disillusionment
- WaterfrontScreenplay-novel exploring corruption on the docks and union racketeering in an American port
- Some Faces in the Crowd