Waldo Salt
Waldo Salt | |
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Poster for Waldo Salt: a Screenwriter's Journey (1990) | |
| Born | Waldo Miller Salt October 18, 1914 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 1987 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Arthur Behrstock M.L. Davenport Mel Davenport |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1937–1978 |
| Spouses | Amber Dana
(m. 1938; div. 1941)
Gladys Schwartz
(m. 1969; died 1981) |
| Children | 2 with Davenport (incl. Jennifer Salt) |
Waldo Miller Salt (October 18, 1914 – March 7, 1987) was an American screenwriter. He wrote the Academy Award-winning screenplays for Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Coming Home (1978).