Writer

Waldo Salt

1914 – 1987

Active years (films on this site)

1950–1978

Genres

DramaRomanceAdventureHistoryWar

Schools and movements

British CinemaNew HollywoodClassical Hollywood

Directors worked with

Jacques Tourneur1 filmJ. Lee Thompson1 filmJohn Schlesinger1 filmHal Ashby1 film

Biography

Waldo Miller Salt was an American screenwriter. He wrote the Academy Award-winning screenplays for Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Coming Home (1978).

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Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1970
• Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay 1979

National / local

• Writers Guild of America Award

4 films on this site

1. The Flame and the Arrow 1950 · Jacques Tourneur · IMDb 6.8 · Writer
2. Taras Bulba 1962 · J. Lee Thompson · IMDb 6.3 · Writer
3. Midnight Cowboy 1969 · John Schlesinger · IMDb 7.8 · Writer
4. Coming Home 1978 · Hal Ashby · IMDb 7.3 · Writer