Waldo Salt

Waldo Salt

1914-10-18
72 (1987-03-07)
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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).

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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).

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Serpico 1973 (7.532)

New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
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Midnight Cowboy 1969 (7.511)

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.
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The Philadelphia Story 1940 (7.6)

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.