‘On the Waterfront’ screenwriter dies at 95

New York — Budd Schulberg, who wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for the Marlon Brando classic “On the Waterfront,” died Wednesday at age 95.

Schulberg, the son of a studio boss who earlier had defined the Hollywood hustle with the novel “What Makes Sammy Run?” in 1941, died of natural causes at his home in Westhampton Beach, on Long Island, said his wife, Betsy Schulberg. He was taken to a nearby medical center, where doctors unsuccessfully tried to revive him, she said.

“He was very loved,” she said, “and cherished.”

“On the Waterfront,” directed by Elia Kazan and filmed in Hoboken, N.J., was released in 1954 to great acclaim and won eight Academy Awards. It included one of cinema’s most famous lines, uttered by Brando as the failed boxer Terry Malloy: “I coulda been a contender.”

Judge delays sentencing of singer Chris Brown

Los Angeles — A judge has delayed sentencing R&B singer Chris Brown on an assault charge to seek more input from Virginia authorities about whether Brown could do community labor in that state.

Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg said at a hearing Wednesday she will sentence Brown on Aug. 27 in the beating of Rihanna, who did not attend the hearing.

With Brown in the courtroom, the judge met in her chambers with a prosecutor and defense attorney briefly before Brown’s scheduled sentencing.

When she emerged, Schnegg said Virginia had yet to say if it could accommodate her requirement that Brown serve community labor, rather than community service.

The 20-year-old Brown pleaded guilty in June to one count of felony assault stemming from the altercation with his then-girlfriend.

Barbra Streisand puts items on auction block

Los Angeles — Want to lounge in a wicker chair from Barbra Streisand’s sunroom? Perhaps wear one of her designer dresses or tinkle the keys of her baby grand piano?

Your chance is coming in October, when Streisand will auction more than 400 personal items to benefit her charity.

“What good does it do in storage,” the 67-year-old entertainer said. “Let someone else enjoy it. These things, they’re not forever. We pass them on and reap the benefits for something important.”

A collector throughout her career, Streisand is selling costumes from her films, including a dress from “Funny Lady,” a robe from “The Way We Were” and several outfits from “Meet the Fockers.”

She plans to donate all proceeds from the sale, scheduled for Oct. 17-18 at the Beverly Hilton hotel, to the Streisand Foundation.