Birthday: October 18, 1914
The precociously brilliant Waldo Salt entered Stanford University at 14, finishing his graduate degree at 20. After teaching drama and music, Salt became a junior writer at MGM; his first screen credit was for 1938's Shopworn Angel. Salt remained much in demand until 1951, when his refusal to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee resulted in his being ...more- 1978
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Original Screenplay
- Coming Home
- win
- 1978
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Screenplay
- Coming Home
- nom
- 1973
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Serpico
- nom
- 1969
- British Academy of Film and Television
- Best Screenplay
- Midnight Cowboy
- win
- 1969
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Midnight Cowboy
- win
- 1985
- Into the Night
- Male Derelict
- 1978
- Coming Home
- Screenwriter
- 1975
- The Day of the Locust
- Screenwriter
- 1973
- Serpico
- Screenwriter
- 1971
- The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
- Screenwriter
- 1969
- Midnight Cowboy
- Screenwriter













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