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Overview

Date of Birth:

18 October 1914, Chicago, Illinois, USA more

Date of Death:

7 March 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Mini Biography:

Waldo Salt was one of the many people blacklisted in Hollywood during... more

Trivia:

In his honor there was a screenwriting award named after him. more

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Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(20 articles)

New Poster for the Rom-Pseudo-Doc 'Paper Heart'
(From Get The Big Picture. 3 May 2009, 10:06 PM, PDT)
"Paper Heart" - See the trailer for the Michael Cera starrer.
(From Movie Jungle. 23 April 2009)

Alternate Names:

Arthur Behrstock | M.L. Davenport | Mel Davenport

Filmography

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Coming Home (1978) (writer)
The Day of the Locust (1975) (screenplay)
Serpico (1973) (screenplay)
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) (writer)
... aka The Gang That Couldn't Shoot (UK: cable TV title)
Midnight Cowboy (1969) (screenplay)
"Coronet Blue" (1 episode, 1967)
- Tomoyo (1967) TV episode (writer)
"The Nurses" (1 episode, 1965)
... aka "The Doctors and the Nurses" (USA: new title)
- The Last Rites of a Rag Doll (1965) TV episode (writer)
Wild and Wonderful (1964) (writer)
Flight from Ashiya (1964) (writer)
... aka Ashiya kara no hiko (Japan)
"Espionage" (1 episode, 1964)
- Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1964) TV episode (writer) (as Mel Davenport)
Taras Bulba (1962) (writer)
Blast of Silence (1961) (narration written by) (as Mel Davenport)
"Tallahassee 7000" (1 episode)
- The Fugitive (????) TV episode (teleplay) (as M.L. Davenport)
"Ivanhoe" (4 episodes, 1958)
    - The Circus (1958) TV episode (writer)
    - The Princess (1958) TV episode (writer)
    - The Masons (1958) TV episode (writer)
    - The Prisoner in the Tower (1958) TV episode (writer)
Swiss Family Robinson (1958) (TV) (teleplay) (as Mel Davenport)
"Colonel March of Scotland Yard" (2 episodes, 1956)
- The Devil Sells His Soul (1956) TV episode (writer)
- The Case of the Kidnapped Poodle (1956) TV episode (writer)
"Star Stage" (1 episode, 1955)
- In Houses I Enter (1955) TV episode (writer)
M (1951) (additional dialogue)
The Flame and the Arrow (1950) (written by)
Rachel and the Stranger (1948) (screenplay)
Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) (writer)
... aka Arms and the Woman (UK)
Tonight We Raid Calais (1943) (writer)
The Wild Man of Borneo (1941) (screenplay)
The Philadelphia Story (1940) (contributing writer) (uncredited)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) (dialogue) (uncredited)
... aka Huckleberry Finn (USA: TV title)
The Shopworn Angel (1938) (screenplay)
The Bride Wore Red (1937) (adaptation) (uncredited)

Actor:

1980s
1960s

Into the Night (1985/I) .... Male Derelict
Midnight Cowboy (1969) (uncredited) .... Joe Pyne on TV Show

Miscellaneous Crew:

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (1987) (TV) (creative consultant)

Thanks:

1990s
1980s

Alma's Rainbow (1994) (in memory of)
84C MoPic (1989) (in memory of)
... aka 84 Charlie Mopic (USA: closing credits title)

Self:

The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay

Additional Details

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie more

Genres:

Drama | Adventure | Comedy | War more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title | Adultery more

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