Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 18, 1914
Died
March 7, 1987 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Waldo Miller Salt
- Arthur Behrstock
- Mel Davenport
- M.L. Davenport
Waldo Salt
Biography
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).
Known For
Acting
Writing
Coming Home
Screenplay
1978
The Day of the Locust
Screenplay
1975
Serpico
Screenplay
1973
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Screenplay
1971
Midnight Cowboy
Screenplay
1969
Taras Bulba
Screenplay
1962
Blast of Silence
Writer
1961
M
Dialogue
1951
The Flame and the Arrow
Writer
1950
Rachel and the Stranger
Screenplay, Songs
1948
The Philadelphia Story
Screenplay
1940
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Dialogue
1939