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Waldo Miller Salt [1] (October 18, 1914 – March 7, 1987) was an American screenwriter who won Academy Awards for both Midnight Cowboy and Coming Home . Early life and career. Salt was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Winifred (née Porter) and William Haslem Salt, an artist and business executive. [2] .
Waldo Salt. Writer: Midnight Cowboy. Waldo Salt was one of the many people blacklisted in Hollywood during the Red Scare, but unlike others, Salt recovered triumphantly.
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey is a 1990 American documentary film directed by Eugene Corr. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film was screened at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival and is a part of the PBS American Masters series of documentary films.
57 minute documentary, nominated for an Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature, 1991. American Masters, produced in association with the Sundance Institute.
Jun 30, 2022 · Waldo Salt. A major theme for Salt was the idea of family and home, and being separated from family and home, added Voight, who also starred as a paralyzed Vietnam veteran in Coming Home. “I think he understood that real well, that loneliness.”.
Jan 14, 2019 · Drawing on a range of draft scripts, correspondences, notes, trade and mainstream press reports, this essay examines the career of screenwriter Waldo Salt in the years surrounding the development and release of Midnight Cowboy (1969).
Waldo Salt. Writer: Midnight Cowboy. Waldo Salt was one of the many people blacklisted in Hollywood during the Red Scare, but unlike others, Salt recovered triumphantly.
