Stirling Silliphant
WritingBorn Jan 15, 1918Died Apr 26, 1996
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Stirling Dale Silliphant (January 16, 1918 – April 26, 1996) was an American screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his screenplay for In the Heat of the Night, for which he won an Academy Award in 1967, and for creating the television series Naked City, Perry Mason, and Route 66. Other features as screenwriter include the Irwin Allen productions The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stirling Silliphant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
The New Healers
movie1972
The New Healers
movie1972
The New Healers
movie1972
Day of Reckoning
movie1994
Golden Gate
movie1981
Longstreet
movie1971
Damn Citizen
movie1958
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
movie1975
A Time For Love
movie1973
A Time For Love
movie1973
A Time For Love
movie1973
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
tv1955
Filmography
2017The General And Meas Writermovie1996The Grass Harpas Co-Producermovie1994Day of Reckoningas Writermovie1993A Stranger in the Mirroras Teleplaymovie1993Salweenas Writermovie1989Brotherhood of the Roseas Producertv1987The Three Kingsas Writermovie1987Catch the Heatas Executive Producermovie1987Over the Topas Screenplaymovie1985Mussolini: The Untold Storyas Writertv1985Spaceas Teleplaytv1983Travis McGeeas Teleplaymovie1981Golden Gateas Writermovie1981Fly Away Homeas Producermovie1980When Time Ran Out...as Screenplaymovie1979Salem's Lotas Executive Producertv1978Pearlas Writertv1978Circle of Ironas Storymovie1978The Swarmas Screenplaymovie1977Telefonas Screenplaymovie1976The Enforceras Screenplaymovie1975The Killer Eliteas Screenplaymovie1975Death Screamas Writermovie1975The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durantas Writermovie1974The Towering Infernoas Screenplaymovie1973Shaft in Africaas Producermovie1973A Time For Loveas Producermovie1972The Poseidon Adventureas Screenplaymovie1972The New Centurionsas Screenplaymovie1972The New Healersas Producermovie1972Movin' Onas Original Series Creatormovie1971Longstreetas Creatortv1971Shaftas Executive Producermovie1971Longstreetas Writermovie1971Murphy's Waras Screenplaymovie1970A Walk in the Spring Rainas Producermovie1970The Liberation of L.B. Jonesas Screenplaymovie1969Marloweas Screenplaymovie1968Charlyas Screenplaymovie1967In the Heat of the Nightas Screenplaymovie1967Wings of Fireas Writermovie1965The Slender Threadas Writermovie1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Writertv1962Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wingas Writermovie1960Route 66as Creatortv1960Village of the Damnedas Screenplaymovie1959Mr. Luckyas Writertv1959The Man from Blackhawkas Creatortv1959The Silent Killas Writermovie1958Naked Cityas Creatortv1958The Lineupas Writermovie1958Maracaiboas Screenplaymovie1958Damn Citizenas Writermovie1957Alcoa Theatreas Writertv1957Suspicionas Writertv1957Perry Masonas Writertv1957M Squadas Writertv1956Nightfallas Writermovie1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Writertv1956Huk!as Screenplaymovie1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Teleplaytv19555 Against the Houseas Producermovie1953The Joe Louis Storyas Producermovie