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i | Jones to DeLoach Re: BUDD WILSON SCHULBERG JERRY WALD “BACKGROUND ON JERRY WALD * Jerome Irving Wald was born 9-16-11 in n Brooklyn, New York and was a _hewspaper columnist in New York from 1928 to 1932. He wa s with Warner Brothers from 1934 to 1950. In 1950 he formed his own film company, Wald-Krasna Productions, "and served as vice president and executive producer at Columbia Pictures from 1953 -to 1956. He joined 20th Century-Fox with his own independent company Wald Production: ‘x7 nc. in 1956. He has been responsible for $50 million worth of pictures and has a | reputation as a "top" producer. He made several timely films depicting activities of the ~‘““, Military during World War I. In 1948, he received the Irving Thalberg Award "for the - most consistent high quality of production achievement." a We have never conducted an investigation of Wald and have had limited ' cordial-relations with him since 1945, By letter dated 5-16-45 he mentioned how pleaset he was to have met the Director in Romanaff'ts the nravious evanine -He ranneasted re Ww aww te w whhseaey,e aw awy ee es he wr eee SS Se Se RS a SS OS BRE be ee * - 4. - ef oy