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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 ...
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57 minute documentary, nominated for an Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature, 1991. American Masters, produced in association with the Sundance Institute.
- 57 min
- 1959
- Eugene Corr
Waldo Salt was the subject of a 1990 documentary Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey, which featured interviews with Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, John Schlesinger and other collaborators and friends.
Jan 19, 1990 · Documentary is about the life and work of American screenwriter Waldo Salt who won two Academy Awards and was put on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s.
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey is a 1990 American documentary film directed by Eugene Corr. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film was screened at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival and is a part of the PBS American Masters series of documentary films.
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey: Directed by Eugene Corr, Robert Hillmann. With Peter Coyote, Mary Davenport, Jerome Hellman, James Leo Herlihy. Documentary about acclaimed screenwriter Waldo Salt.
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Jan 23, 2024 · Salt is featured in the extras for the Criterion Collection’s Midnight Cowboy blu-ray release, specifically in an audio interview with Michael Childers; many photos of Waldo Salt can be seen here as he was a collaborator for the screenplay.
