Myra Waldo was born on 1 September 1915 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Robert J. Schwartz. She died on 25 July 2004 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
Her first book, as editor, was "The Complete Round-the-World Cookbook". She also wrote "The International Encyclopedia of Cooking" and "The Dictionary of International Food and Cooking Terms".