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What Makes Sammy Run? (1941) is a novel by Budd Schulberg inspired by the life of his father, early Hollywood mogul B. P. Schulberg.
What Makes Sammy Run? is a musical with music and lyrics written by Ervin Drake and a book by Budd Schulberg and Stuart Schulberg. [2] The story, based on Budd Schulberg's 1941 novel of the same name , centers on a ruthlessly ambitious young man who schemes his way to the top of the Hollywood studio food chain in the 1930s, betraying ...
What Makes Sammy Run tells the story of Sammy Glick, a man with boundless ambition and no morals to stand in his way. It is told from the point of view of Al Manheim, who watches Sammy's meteoric rise with anger, jealousy and awe.
Dec 6, 1993 · by Budd Schulberg (Author) 4.6 550 ratings. See all formats and editions. The classic book that shaped two generations’ view of the movie business and introduced the archetypal Hollywood player Sammy Glick. He’s got a machete mouth and a genius for double-cross.
What Makes Sammy Run? tells of the rise to riches and fame of Shmelka Glickstein, who when he was five years old began to change his name to Sammy Glick. The action spans the...
The classic book that shaped two generations’ view of the movie business and introduced the archetypal Hollywood player Sammy Glick. He’s got a machete mouth and a genius for double-cross.
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May 25, 2011 · What Makes Sammy Run? Everyone of us knows someone who runs. He is one of the symp-toms of our times—from the little man who shoves you out of the way on the street to the go-getter who...
Sep 2, 2009 · What makes Sammy run? by Schulberg, Budd. Publication date 1946 Publisher New York : Bantam Books Collection internetarchivebooks; americana; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 431.5M . 288 p. ; 17 cm Access-restricted-item true
Jun 29, 2022 · what makes sammy run? by budd schulberg. Publication date 1941 Publisher the macmillan company of canada limited Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 887.9M . Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-06-29 ...
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May 25, 2011 · "What Makes Sammy Run" is told from the perspective of Al Manheim, who meets Sammy at age 16 when Sammy comes to work as a copy runner for a newspaper. Al despises the kid on first sight but finds himself fascinated at the same time and makes it his mission to find out "What Makes Sammy Run?".
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