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Waldo Salt (1914–1987)

Writer | Actor | Miscellaneous Crew

Waldo Salt was one of the many people blacklisted in Hollywood during the Red Scare, but unlike others, Salt recovered triumphantly. He wrote his first scripts in the late 1930s (MGM contract writer, 1936-42) and also served as a civilian consultant to the Office of War Information from 1942- 1945 before being blacklisted in 1951 after refusing to testify before HUAC... See full bio »

Born:

Waldo Pressman Salt
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 72) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1978 Coming Home (screenplay)
 
1975 The Day of the Locust (screenplay)
 
1973 Serpico (screenplay)
 
1971 The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
 
1969 Midnight Cowboy (screenplay)
 
1967 Coronet Blue (TV series)
– Tomoyo (1967) (writer)
 
1965 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
– The Last Rites of a Rag Doll (1965) (writer)
 
1964 Wild and Wonderful
 
1964 Flight from Ashiya
 
1964 Espionage (TV series)
– Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1964) (as Mel Davenport)
 
1962 Taras Bulba (screenplay)
 
1961 Tallahassee 7000 (TV series)
– The Fugitive (1961) (teleplay / as M.L. Davenport)
 
1961 Blast of Silence (narration written by / as Mel Davenport)
 
1958 Ivanhoe (TV series)
– The Circus (1958) (writer)
– The Princess (1958) (writer)
– The Masons (1958) (writer)
– The Prisoner in the Tower (1958) (writer)
 
1958 Swiss Family Robinson (TV movie) (teleplay / as Mel Davenport)
 
1956 Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV series)
– The Devil Sells His Soul (1956) (writer)
– The Case of the Kidnapped Poodle (1956) (writer / as Arthur Behrstock)
 
1955 Star Stage (TV series)
– In Houses I Enter (1955) (writer)
 
1951 M (additional dialogue)
 
1950 The Flame and the Arrow (written by)
 
1948 Rachel and the Stranger (screenplay)
 
1944 Mr. Winkle Goes to War
 
1943 Tonight We Raid Calais (screenplay)
 
1941 The Wild Man of Borneo (screenplay)
 
1940 The Philadelphia Story (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (dialogue - uncredited)
 
1938 The Shopworn Angel (screen play)
 
1937 The Bride Wore Red (adaptation - uncredited)
 
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1985 Into the Night
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1969 Midnight Cowboy
Joe Pyne on TV Show (uncredited)
 
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1987 Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (TV documentary) (creative consultant)
 
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1948 Rachel and the Stranger (lyrics: "Rachel", "Tall, Dark Stranger", "Foolish Pride", "Summer Song", "O-he-o-hi-o-ho", "Just Like Me")
 
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2013 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Serpico (2013) (in memory of)
 
1994 Alma's Rainbow (in memory of)
 
1989 84C MoPic (in memory of)
 
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1970 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay
 
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Alternate Names:

Arthur Behrstock | M.L. Davenport | Mel Davenport
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In his honor there was a screenwriting award named after him. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra