Back to peopleWaldo SaltKnown forWritingBornOctober 18, 1914DiedMarch 7, 1987Place of birthChicago, Illinois, USABiographyLife and careerWaldo Miller Salt (October 18, 1914 – March 7, 1987) was an American screenwriter. He received two Academy Awards for Midnight Cowboy (1969) and Coming Home (1978).Filmography6 filmsAll6Acting2Crew5Into the Night1985as Male DerelictComing Home1978ScreenplaySerpico1973ScreenplayMidnight Cowboy1969as Joe Pyne on TV Show (uncredited)ScreenplayTaras Bulba1962ScreenplayThe Philadelphia Story1940Screenplay