Biography
Stirling Dale Silliphant (January 16, 1918 β 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.
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Filmography
all 64
Writer 54
Movies 46
TV Shows 18
Producer 4
Screenplay 3
Director 1
Creator 1
Producer
Brotherhood of the Rose (1989)
TV
Writer
Gunman II (1988)
Movie
Screenplay
Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
TV
Teleplay
Space (1985)
TV
Writer
Travis McGee (1983)
Movie
Writer
Golden Gate (1981)
Movie
Executive Producer
Salem's Lot (1979)
TV
6
Writer
Pearl (1978)
TV
Writer
The Swarm (1978)
Movie
6
Writer
Telefon (1977)
Movie
Writer
Death Scream (1975)
Movie
Director
A Time For Love (1973)
Movie
Writer
Movin' On (1972)
Movie
Writer
Longstreet (1971)
TV
Executive Producer
Shaft (1971)
Movie
5.33
Writer
Longstreet (1971)
Movie
Screenplay
Murphy's War (1971)
Movie
Screenplay
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
Movie
Writer
Marlowe (1969)
Movie
Writer
Charly (1968)
Movie
6
Writer
Maya (1967)
TV
Creator / Writer
Route 66 (1960)
TV
Writer
Mr. Lucky (1959)
TV
Creator / Writer
Naked City (1958)
TV
Writer
The Lineup (1958)
Movie
6
Writer
Maracaibo (1958)
Movie
Writer
Damn Citizen (1958)
Movie
Writer
Suspicion (1957)
TV
Writer
Alcoa Theatre (1957)
TV
Writer
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
Writer
M Squad (1957)
TV
Writer
Nightfall (1956)
Movie
Writer
Huk! (1956)
Movie
Writer / Teleplay
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Producer
The Joe Louis Story (1953)
Movie
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1918-01-15
Deathday1996-04-26 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceDetroit, Michigan, USA
RelationshipsTiana Alexandra (1974-01-01 - 1996-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsEdgar Awards, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
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