Arnold Schulman (born August 11, 1925) is an American playwright, screenwriter, producer, a songwriter and novelist. He was a stage actor long associated with the

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and the

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Biography

Born to a

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family in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...

, Schulman attended the

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where he took writing courses. He served with the Navy, and in 1946 came to New York City, where he began to write in earnest. He studied playwriting with Robert Anderson ('' Tea and Sympathy'') in classes at New York's

, scripted for television during the early 1950s, making a transition to Hollywood films in 1957.

Awards

Schulman received Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay for ''

Love with the Proper Stranger ''Love with the Proper Stranger'' is a 1963 American romantic comedy-drama film made by Pakula- Mulligan Productions and Boardwalk Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Robert Mulligan and produced by Alan J. Pakula ...

'' in 1963 and for Best Adapted Screenplay for ''

Goodbye, Columbus ''Goodbye, Columbus'' is a 1959 collection of fiction by the American novelist Philip Roth, comprising the title novella "Goodbye, Columbus"—which first appeared in ''The Paris Review''—and five short stories. It was his first book and was ...

'' in 1969. He also received three Writers Guild nominations for Best Screenplay for ''

Wild Is the Wind ''Wild is the Wind'' is a 1957 film directed by George Cukor and starring Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Franciosa. It tells the story of an American rancher who, after his wife dies, goes to Italy to marry her sister, but finds that s ...

'', ''

A Hole in the Head ''A Hole in the Head'' (1959) is a DeLuxe Color comedy film, shown in CinemaScope, directed by Frank Capra, featuring Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Keenan Wynn, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter, Dub Taylor, Ruby Dandridge, ...

'' and ''Love with the Proper Stranger'', and a Writers Guild award for ''Goodbye, Columbus''. He was also the recipient of a

Humanitas Prize The Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing, and is given to writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful way. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of Paulist P ...

award in 1994 for his work on ''

And the Band Played On ''And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic'' is a 1987 book by ''San Francisco Chronicle'' journalist Randy Shilts. The book chronicles the discovery and spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immun ...

''. He is credited as the screenwriter of ''Players'', although the script was rewritten without his consent, and by contract he wasn't able to take his name off.

Credits

* 1954 ''

General Electric Theater ''General Electric Theater'' was an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations. Radio After an audition show ...

'': ''I'm a Fool'' (Teleplay) * 1954 '' Omnibus'': ''Nothing So Monstrous'' (Teleplay) * 1955 ''

Kraft Television Theatre ''Kraft Television Theatre'' is an American anthology drama television series running from 1947 to 1958. It began May 7, 1947 on NBC, airing at 7:30pm on Wednesday evenings until December of that year. It first promoted MacLaren's Imperial Chees ...

'': ''The Beautiful Time'' (Teleplay) * 1956 ''Playwrights '56'': ''Adam and Evening''; ''Lost''; ''The Heart's a Forgotten Hotel'' (Teleplays) * 1957 ''

'' (Screenwriter) * 1959 ''

'' Screenwriter * 1960 '' Cimarron'' (Screenwriter) * 1963 '' Jennie'' (Book of Broadway musical) * 1963 ''

'' (Screenwriter) * 1968 '' The Night They Raided Minsky's'' (Screenwriter) * 1969 ''

'' (Screenwriter) * 1972 ''

To Find a Man ''To Find a Man'' is a 1972 American comedy-drama film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Pamela Sue Martin, Darren O'Connor, and Lloyd Bridges. It was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Rosalind McCarthy is a spoiled 16-year-old ...

'' (Screenwriter) * 1975 '' Funny Lady'' (Screenwriter/Book Author) * 1976 ''Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood'' (Producer/Screenwriter) * 1979 ''

Players Players may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * ''Players'' (1979 film), a film starring Ali MacGraw * ''Players'' (2012 film), a Bollywood film * ''Players'' (Dicks novel), a novel by Terrance Dicks, based on the television series ''Doc ...

'' (Executive Producer/Producer/Screenwriter) * 1985 ''

A Chorus Line ''A Chorus Line'' is a 1975 musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theater, the musical is centered on seventeen Broadway dancers ...

'' (Screenwriter) * 1988 '' Tucker: The Man and His Dream'' (Songwriter/Screenwriter) * 1993 ''

'' (Co-producer/Screenwriter)

Bibliography

*Schulman, Arnold. ''Baba''. Viking Press, New York, 1971. (Biography of Schulman's guru Sathya Sai Baba)

References

External links

''The New York Times'': Arnold Schulman
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