Born Benjamin Percival Schulberg in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A former reporter with New York's Evening Mail and an editor of a film trade publication, he entered films in 1911 as screenwriter and publicity director for Rex Films. The following year he joined Adolph Zukor's newly formed Famous Players and helped launch the publicity drive for QUEEN ELIZABETH. Later, as an independent producer, he discovered Clara Bow and made her the famous "It" Girl. In 1925 he joined Paramount as producer with the nominal title of assoiciate producer and in 1928 became general manager of the company's West Coast production. In 1932 he became an independent producer again, then worked as a staff producer for several Hollywood companies but was unable to obtain work after World War II. Some of his notable producing credits include THE LAST COMMAND (1928, assoc. producer), LUXURY LINER (1933), LITTLE MISS MARKER (1934), CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (1935), MEET NERO WOLFE (1936), SHE'S NO LADY (1937), HE STAYED FOR BREAKFAST (1940), BEDTIME STORY (1941), THE ADVENTURES OF MARTIN EDEN, THE WIFE TAKES A FLYER and FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (all 1942) and CITY WITHOUT MEN (1943). His son, Budd, is a screenwriter and novelist.    Best Production 1927-28: WINGS Associate Producer at Paramount - not mentioned with nomination No nominations