Canadian-born producer who began in theater and TV in the 1940s and was working in the film industry by mid-decade. Aside from providing the unoriginal story for "The Iron Petticoat" (1956), a "Ninotchka" rip-off which starred the incredibly mismatched team of Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn, Saltzman did little to receive screen credit, though he did cut his producer's teeth on TV with installments of "Robert Montgomery Presents" and "Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion".Saltzman made his name when he became one of the co-founders (with director Tony Richardson and playwright John Osborne)
Emigrated to the USA with his family when he was still an infant
Began working in the theater and in TV in the 1940s
1945
Entered the film industry
1958
Was one of the co-founders, along with director Tony Richardson and playwright/screenwriter John Osborne, of the production company, Woodfall Film Productions
1956
Provided story basis for the screenplay of the film, "The Iron Petticoat"
