Waldo Salt

Writer. Born 18 October 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 7 March 1987.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 3 titles

Oscars2 won · 1 nominated

Born

18 October 1914, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

7 March 1987

Active

1940–1978

Frequently works with

Jerome Hellman, Jon Voight

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

82Fi1m

79Critics

We rate Waldo’s work 2 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $81m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1940–1978

Genres

Drama2
Romance2
Comedy1
War1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestMidnight Cowboy1969

76WorstComing Home1978

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31930s

51940s

31950s

51960s

41970s

11980s

Co-stars most worked with

Jon Voight2 titles

Producers most worked with

Jerome Hellman2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards2 won · 1 nominated

Won1979Best Writing, Original Screenplay · Coming Home
Nominated1974Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · Serpico
Won1970Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · Midnight Cowboy

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.