- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWaldo Miller Salt
- 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. Salt spent several years writing under assumed names for various television series (low-budget series such as "Colonel March of Scotland Yard," for example) and undistinguished films before slowly turning his career around, working in more widely seen television and eventually winning two Oscars for his later work in film.
- IMDb mini biography by: anonymous
- SpousesEve Merriam(October 22, 1983 - March 7, 1987) (his death)Gladys Schwartz(February 2, 1969 - January 5, 1981) (her death)Mary Davenport(May 23, 1942 - 19??) (divorced, 3 children)Ambur Arvilla Dana(January 8, 1938 - 1941) (divorced)
- Children
- In his honor there was a screenwriting award named after him.
- Father, with Mary Davenport, of three children, including actress Jennifer Salt.
- Graduated from Stanford aged 18.
- Grandfather of Jonah Greenberg.
- He had no screen credit between 1950 and 1962.
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