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Waldo Salt Biography

Birth Name:Waldo Pressman Salt

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Writer, Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

To honor him, the Sundance Film Festival named a the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award after him, the award is presented to a film with outstanding screenwriting at the festival that year
When he was younger, he entered Stanford University at the age of 14, and went on to graduate and finish with a graduate degree when he was 20
Known for his two Academy Award-winning films "Midnight Cowboy" and "Coming Home," receiving the awards after he was blacklisted in 1951
Father of popular television and soap opera actress, Jennifer Salt

1949WGA Award (Screen)-Best Written American Western: nominated
1970Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: winner
1970BAFTA Film Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1970Golden Globe-Best Screenplay: nominated
1970WGA Award (Screen)-Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium: winner
1974Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
1974Edgar-Best Motion Picture: nominated
1974WGA Award (Screen)-Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium: winner
1979Oscar-Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: winner
1979Golden Globe-Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: nominated
1979WGA Award (Screen)-Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen: winner