Back to peopleWaldo SaltKnown forWritingBornOctober 18, 1914DiedMarch 7, 1987Place of birthChicago, Illinois, USABiographyLife and careerWaldo 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).Filmography8 filmsAll8Acting2Crew7Into the Night1985as Male DerelictComing Home1978ScreenplayThe Day of the Locust1975ScreenplaySerpico1973ScreenplayMidnight Cowboy1969as Joe Pyne on TV Show (uncredited)ScreenplayTaras Bulba1962ScreenplayM1951DialogueThe Philadelphia Story1940Screenplay
