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August 5, 2009
Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (born 1914)
Budd Schulberg
Budd Schulberg was an American screenwriter, television producer, novelist and sports writer. He was known for his novels What Makes Sammy Run? (1941) and The Harder They Fall (1947), as well as his screenplays for On the Waterfront (1954) and A Face in the Crowd (1957), receiving an Academy Award for the former.
August 5
August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 148 days remain until the end of the year.