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 American Theatre Wing and the Actors Studio.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Schulman attended the University of North Carolina 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 American Theatre Wing, scripted for television during the early 1950s, making a transition to Hollywood films in 1957.
[on Frank Capra]: I loved the man. I really loved him. He was a sweet, wonderful man. I saw him by accident, a few years before his death, on the street in San Francisco. We hugged each other and started to cry. We went in somewhere and had coffee and started to reminisce. He still remembered the time and everything that had happened.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album
2003
Video short segment "Wild Is The Wind"
And the Band Played On
1993
TV Movie teleplay
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
writer
A Chorus Line
1985
screenplay
Players
1979
written by
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
written by
Funny Lady
1975
screenplay / story
To Find a Man
1972
screenplay
Goodbye, Columbus
1969
writer
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968
screenplay
The Danny Thomas Hour
1968
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Love with the Proper Stranger
1963
written by
Something's Got to Give
1962
Short screenplay unused
Cimarron
1960
screenplay
First Person
1960
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode
A Hole in the Head
1959
play / screenplay
Wild Is the Wind
1957
General Electric Theater
TV Series teleplay - 2 episodes, 1954 - 1956 adaptation - 1 episode, 1954
The United States Steel Hour
1956
TV Series adaptation - 1 episode
Playwrights '56
TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 1955 - 1956 adaptation - 1 episode, 1956
Matinee Theatre
1956
TV Series 1 episode
Kraft Theatre
1955
TV Series adaptation - 1 episode
Windows
1955
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Omnibus
TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 1954 teleplay - 1 episode, 1954 adapted by - 1 episode, 1953
Studio One in Hollywood
1953
TV Series teleplay - 1 episode
Suspense
1953
TV Series writer - 1 episode
You Are There
1953
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Schlitz Playhouse
1952
TV Series adaptation - 1 episode
Danger
1951
TV Series original television drama by - 1 episode
Cosmopolitan Theatre
1951
TV Series adaptation - 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
And the Band Played On
1993
TV Movie co-producer
Players
1979
executive producer
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
producer
General Electric Theater
1954-1955
TV Series associate producer - 4 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nash Airflyte Theatre
1951
TV Series
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
lyrics: "Tucker Jingle"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1994
TV Special
Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1995
CableACE
CableACE Awards
Writing a Movie or Miniseries
And the Band Played On (1993)
1994
Humanitas Prize
Humanitas Prize
PBS/Cable Category
And the Band Played On (1993)
1970
WGA Award (Screen)
Writers Guild of America, USA
Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium
Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1994
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Miniseries or a Special
And the Band Played On (1993)
1970
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
1970
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Screenplay
Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
1964
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
$15 Million
