Arnold Schulman

Birth Name:

Arnold Schulman

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Writer, Producer, Soundtrack

Won a Writers Guild award for "Goodbye, Columbus․"
Won the Humanitas Prize in 1994 for "And the Band Played On․"
Took writing courses at the University of North Carolina
Served with the United States Navy before moving to New York City in 1946 and officially starting his writing career
Took playwriting classes from playwright Robert Anderson
As an actor, he was associated with the American Theatre Wing and the Actors Studio
During the early 1950s, he primarily wrote scripts for television, transitioning to writing Hollywood screenplays in 1957

1960WGA Award (Screen) - Best Written American Comedy:Nominated
1964Oscar - Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen:Nominated
1964WGA Award (Screen) - Best Written American Comedy:Nominated
1970Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
1970BAFTA Film Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
1970WGA Award (Screen) - Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium:Winner
1994Humanitas Prize - PBS/Cable Category:Winner
1994Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated
1995CableACE - Writing a Movie or Miniseries:Winner

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