Requesting works by Budd Schulberg

Bud Schulberg was born on March 27, 1914, in New York City, New York, USA. He died on August 5, 2009, at the age of 95. As an internationally renowned screenwriter and author, Budd Schulberg is best known for the Hollywood film "On the Waterfront," which starred Marlon Brando. ""It's wonderful" and "It's terrible"" was selected as the 19th lesson text for the fifth grade of primary school (People's Education Press) to let everyone know better about Budd Schulberg. 1. Life of the character 2. Major works Born on March 27, 1914 in New York, USA, his father is Benjamin Strubert, the boss of Paramount Pictures. My mother is a left-wing writer. Living in a wealthy family full of books, I loved writing poetry since I was a child. He remembers that when he was eight years old, he wrote his first poem and asked his parents to grade it. His father said, "It's terrible!" His mother said, "It's wonderful!" "They taught me not to lose courage because of others' rejection; Don’t let yourself be narcissistic because of other people’s praise.” This story is written in “It’s wonderful” and “It’s terrible”. The article ""Excellent" and "terrible" was selected into the People's Education Press [2] Lesson 19 of the fifth grade volume. Schulberg was deeply influenced by his mother Adina. In the early 1930s, Adina returned from Moscow and brought her son many Soviet short stories. From this, Schulberg was familiar with Gorky's "Mother" and "The Enemy", which described the workers' movement and created an image of workers with a fighting spirit; he was also familiar with Isaac Babel's "The Red Cavalry" . He recalled: "Late at night, I turned on the light and immersed myself in reading. I really hope that one day, my works can be included in similar anthologies." Schulberg started writing promotional materials for Paramount at the age of 17, touting some rising stars. , but Budd Schulberg, who has been exposed to Hollywood for many years, has become a complete rebel against Hollywood's aesthetic orientation and commercial production model. After being educated at Dartmouth College, he began as a film script reader and then as a film script writer. He joined the Communist Party in 1937 and quit the party in 1939 when the Communist Party asked him to reflect the party's teachings in a novel. In 1941, the 27-year-old Schulberg made his debut with the novel "How Sammy Grew Up". The novel tells the story of how a boy who works in a New York newspaper office climbed up to the position of production director of a Hollywood film company by stealing, lying, deceiving and other despicable means. throne. Because the novel contains many allusions to Hollywood tycoon Louis Mayer, the latter became furious and threatened to expel Schulberg. Fortunately, Schulberg's father, B.P. Schulberg, was in a high position at the time. Thanks to his intercession, Louis Mayer did not pursue the case. However, this novel made the young Schulberg a blockbuster, especially the amount of inside information he knew. Although Hollywood was curious and fascinated, it had to regard him as a "traitor". Many years later, when talking about the prototype in his debut novel, Schulberg pointedly pointed out: "What I outline is not a person, but a behavior." After the outbreak of World War II, Schulberg worked for the predecessor of the CIA. "Strategic Service Obliteration Office", writing short stories and filming war-related documentaries in his spare time. He was one of the first people to enter the Auschwitz concentration camp and record the horrors on camera. He was awarded the Army Medal of Honor for collecting evidence for the Nuremberg Trials after the war. When the International Court of Justice screened the works of Leni Refenstahl, Hitler's female photographer, Schulberg testified in court, compared the Nazis in the film, and accused her of "Triumph of the Will" to help Hitler promote Nazi activities. . "I was in charge of this trial. I went to Leni Refenstahl with the arrest warrant. When she saw the arrest warrant, she screamed. I reassured her that the court would not interrogate her. She Just serving as a witness." Schulberg was eloquent, obviously very proud of this mission. In the early 1950s, the United States was filled with white terror. U.S. Senator McCarthy incited a national anti-*** movement called McCarthyism. He hyped up the Communist Party's intrusion into the government and public opinion circles, prompted the establishment of the "Un-American Commission of Inquiry" (referring to activities so called against the interests of the United States), collected blacklists, incited the literary and art circles and government departments to expose each other, and many famous people were persecuted. , such as comedian Charlie Chaplin and father of the atomic bomb Oppenheimer, they were accused of revealing secrets to the Soviet Union. In 1952, Schulberg's identity as a Communist Party member was revealed. He voluntarily testified before the "Un-American Commission of Inquiry" and cooperated in providing a list of like-minded Communist friends. Since then, Schulberg has been separated from his family. In fact, Schulberg has quit the party for nearly ten years. He explained that in 1934, he personally went to Moscow to meet with Babel and other progressive writers. However, ten years later, all these people "disappeared". Among them, Babel was accused of espionage and was shot in 1940. In 1948, a report in the New York Sun caught Schulberg's attention by telling the story of dockworkers in New York being squeezed and exploited by their bosses, revealing the miserable living conditions of lower-class workers in the United States. Elia Kazan, the Hollywood director who directed "A Streetcar Named Desire", intends to direct a film with this theme in response to his friend Arthur Miller's accusation that he was investigated by the "Un-American Movement" of the "McCarthyism" camp "Committee" interrogation and betraying friends. Originally, Elia Kazan wanted Arthur Miller to write the script, but the latter refused because of the persecution of the "McCarthyists" led by the major studios. Kazan had to turn to Schulberg.

Schulberg came from a wealthy family, so he certainly didn't know the sufferings of the people or the living conditions of dock workers. He first met a Catholic priest and obtained some data on union corruption. He then spent a year sneaking into dock bars, drinking all night with workers, and collecting information to write a script. "I only listen in the bar, not speak. I drink beer mixed with whiskey and mingle with the workers." The script was finally written. Starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and others, Marlon Brando plays the longshoreman Terry in "The Code". He was once a professional boxer, a hot-blooded man, and an errand boy for the leader of the dock union. Terry was hunted by gangs because he was involved in a murder case. Finally, the dock workers woke up and started fighting against various forces. From this movie, we can get a glimpse of the corruption within American labor unions in the early 1950s. "On the Waterfront" was released in 1954 and won 8 awards at the 27th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Story Screenplay, and Best Actor. Afterwards, Schulberg collaborated with Kazan on "A Dream", about a grassroots star trapped in the political quagmire, which was also well received. In 1947, Schulberg published the novel "Inside the Ring" about the tragic life of a boxer. In 1955, the novel was adapted for the screen and became the "swan song" of tough guy Humphrey Bogart. In the 1960s, Schulberg's interest shifted to writing sports articles, and he had a close relationship with Muhammad Ali. Still likes to talk about politics. In his later years, Schulberg's favorite memory was that he was present when Robert F. Kennedy, the younger brother of former President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in 1968. On that day, Robert won the Democratic California primary and was determined to become the party's presidential candidate. Schulberg and a group of writers attended the celebration dinner at the "Ambassador Hotel" in Los Angeles. He stood opposite Robert. The gunman opened fire and rushed towards him. "I can see clearly Luo, the murderer is very short." "Robert has no official escort. FBI Director Edgar Hoover did not send anyone to protect Robert because he had a problem with Kennedy; even the mayor at the time hated him. Robert. Only some amateur guards, such as football player Rose Grier, came out to act as Rob's bodyguards." Schulberg recalled that after Rob was shot, the group returned to Rob's hotel room. I felt sad and blamed myself, thinking it was all his fault. "Greer was lying on the bed with his eyes white," Schulberg said. [3] In 1971, he founded the "Frederick Douglass Center for the Creative Arts" in New York. His book "Movies - Memoirs of a Hollywood Prince" describes his boyhood spent in the center of the American film industry. Died at home in 2009. Stills from "On the Waterfront" Bud Schulberg is a famous American best-selling author. In his 68-year writing career, *** created 34 works, 13 of which were made into movies or staged. Published works include "On the Waterfront", "On the Waterfront", "What Makes Sammy Get Away", "Waking Dreams", "Cleverly Dumb and Dumbly Smart", "I Like This Unlikable" "People" etc. The short story ""Excellent" and "Awful" (adapted from "My Excellently Bad Poem") was selected as the 19th lesson in the first volume of the fifth-grade compulsory education curriculum published by the People's Education Publishing House.