Waldo Salt

Waldo Salt (October 18, 1914 - March 7, 1987) was an American screenwriter who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism.

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October 18 - 1914 - March 7 - 1987 - American - Screenwriter - Blacklisted - Hollywood - Movie studio - McCarthyism

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Born in Chicago, Illinois, Waldo Salt graduated from Stanford University at age eighteen.

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Chicago, Illinois - Stanford University

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The first of his nineteen films he wrote or in which he participated in the writing, was released in 1937 with the title "The Bride Wore Red." He joined the American Communist Party in 1938. He was a civilian consultant to the U.S. Office of War Information during World War II.

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American Communist Party - 1938 - U.S. Office of War Information - World War II

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Salt's career in Hollywood was interrupted when he was blacklisted after refusing to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1951. On his return to writing, in the span of ten years, Salt won Academy Awards for Midnight Cowboy and Coming Home, and a nomination for his work on Serpico.

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Hollywood - House Committee on Un-American Activities - Academy Award - Midnight Cowboy - Coming Home - Serpico

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Waldo Salt passed away in Los Angeles in 1987. He is the father of actress Jennifer Salt.

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Los Angeles - Jennifer Salt

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