Waldo Salt

Person

Waldo Salt

Writing October 18, 1914

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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Popular titles

Serpico

Serpico

7.5 1973 Movie
Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

7.5 1969 Movie
The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

7.5 1940 Movie
Into the Night

Into the Night

6.5 1985 Movie
Coming Home

Coming Home

7.0 1978 Movie
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

6.4 1975 Movie
Blast of Silence

Blast of Silence

7.0 1961 Movie
The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow

6.3 1950 Movie
Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

6.3 1962 Movie
Espionage

Espionage

10.0 1963 TV Show
M

M

6.5 1951 Movie
Rachel and the Stranger

Rachel and the Stranger

6.5 1948 Movie

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1985
    Into the Night

    Movie Male Derelict

  2. 1978
    Coming Home

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 1975
    The Day of the Locust

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 1973
    Serpico

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1971
    The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1969
    Midnight Cowboy

    Movie Joe Pyne on TV Show (uncredited)

  7. 1964
    Flight from Ashiya

    Movie Writer

  8. 1963
    Espionage

    TV show Writer

  9. 1962
    Taras Bulba

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 1961
    Blast of Silence

    Movie Writer

  11. 1958
    Swiss Family Robinson

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1951
    M

    Movie Additional Dialogue

  13. 1950
    The Flame and the Arrow

    Movie Writer

  14. 1948
    Rachel and the Stranger

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1944
    Mr. Winkle Goes to War

    Movie Writer

  16. 1943
    Tonight We Raid Calais

    Movie Screenplay

More credits
  1. 1941
    The Wild Man of Borneo

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1940
    The Philadelphia Story

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 1939
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Movie Dialogue

  4. 1938
    The Shopworn Angel

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1937
    The Bride Wore Red

    Movie Adaptation