Waldo Salt (I) (1914–1987)
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- Gender: Male
- Birthday: 1914-10-18
- Day of Death: 1987-03-07 ( 73 years old )
- Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also Known As: Waldo Miller Salt / Arthur Behrstock / Mel Davenport / M.L. Davenport
- IMDB:nm0759029
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 … »