Waldo Salt
Writing

Waldo Salt

Born 1914-10-18 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 1987-03-07

Waldo Miller Salt (October 18, 1914 – March 7, 1987) was an American screenwriter. He received two Academy Awards for Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Coming Home (1978).

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Known for

The Day of the Locust★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Day of the Locust
1975
Serpico★ 7.5Viewing moment
Serpico
1973
The Philadelphia Story★ 7.6Viewing moment
The Philadelphia Story
1940
Coming Home★ 7Viewing moment
Coming Home
1978
Midnight Cowboy★ 7.5Viewing moment
Midnight Cowboy
1969
Into the Night★ 6.5Viewing moment
Into the Night
1985
Taras Bulba★ 6.3Viewing moment
Taras Bulba
1962
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight★ 5.1Viewing moment
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
Rachel and the Stranger★ 6.3Viewing moment
Rachel and the Stranger
1948
The Flame and the Arrow★ 6.2Viewing moment
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
M★ 6.2Viewing moment
M
1951
The Wild Man of Borneo★ 7Viewing moment
The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939
Blast of Silence★ 7Viewing moment
Blast of Silence
1961
The Shopworn Angel★ 7.4Viewing moment
The Shopworn Angel
1938
Flight from Ashiya★ 5.5Viewing moment
Flight from Ashiya
1964
Mr. Winkle Goes to War★ 6Viewing moment
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
1944
The Bride Wore Red★ 6.8Viewing moment
The Bride Wore Red
1937
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey★ 6.3Viewing moment
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
1990
Tonight We Raid Calais★ 5.3Viewing moment
Tonight We Raid Calais
1943

Frequent collaborators

Joseph L. MankiewiczJoseph L. MankiewiczJerome HellmanJerome HellmanFranz WaxmanFranz WaxmanJon VoightJon VoightJohn SchlesingerJohn SchlesingerNorman LeavittNorman LeavittCedric GibbonsCedric GibbonsAnn RothAnn Roth