| Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey | |
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| Directed by | Eugene Corr Robert Hillmann |
| Written by | Eugene Corr |
| Produced by | Robert Hillmann Eugene Corr[1] Danica Remy |
| Narrated by | Peter Coyote |
| Distributed by | PBS[2] |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.[3] The film was screened at the 1990 Sundance Film Festival [4] and is a part of the PBS American Masters series of documentary films.
The documentary is about the life and work of American screenwriter Waldo Salt who was put on the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s but went on to win two Academy Awards in the 1970s. The story is told through interviews with collaborators and friends such as Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jon Voight, John Schlesinger and with clips from Salt's films, chiefly Midnight Cowboy.
Archive
The Academy Film Archive houses the Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey Collection, which consists of approximately three hundred items, including film prints and film and audio production elements.[5]
References
- ^ "Documentary Winners: 1991 Oscars" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Waldo Salt ~ About Waldo Salt | American Masters | PBS". American Masters. December 11, 2006.
- ^ "The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Sundance Institute". www.sundance.org.
- ^ "Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey Collection". Academy Film Archive.
External links
- Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey at IMDb
- Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey on American Masters
- Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey on TCM.com
- Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey on Vimeo, posted by Eugene Corr
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