Waldo Salt
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
Awards
- 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