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).
Academy Awards
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Known For
The Philadelphia Story
(1940)
Screenplay
Midnight Cowboy
(1969)
Screenplay
Serpico
(1973)
Screenplay
The Day of the Locust
(1975)
Screenplay
The Flame and the Arrow
(1950)
Writer
Taras Bulba
(1962)
Screenplay
M
(1951)
Dialogue
Coming Home
(1978)
Screenplay
The Bride Wore Red
(1937)
Adaptation
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1939)
Dialogue
Full Filmography
Writing
The Bride Wore Red
(1937)
Adaptation
The Shopworn Angel
(1938)
Screenplay
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1939)
Dialogue
The Philadelphia Story
(1940)
Screenplay
The Wild Man of Borneo
(1941)
Screenplay
Tonight We Raid Calais
(1943)
Screenplay
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
(1944)
Writer
Rachel and the Stranger
(1948)
Screenplay
The Flame and the Arrow
(1950)
Writer
M
(1951)
Dialogue
Swiss Family Robinson
(1958)
Screenplay
Blast of Silence
(1961)
Writer
Taras Bulba
(1962)
Screenplay
Flight from Ashiya
(1964)
Writer
Midnight Cowboy
(1969)
Screenplay
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
(1971)
Screenplay
Serpico
(1973)
Screenplay
The Day of the Locust
(1975)
Screenplay
Coming Home
(1978)
Screenplay
Acting
Midnight Cowboy
(1969)
Joe Pyne on TV Show (uncredited)
Into the Night
(1985)
Male Derelict
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
(1990)
Self (archive footage)
Sound