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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.
Stirling Silliphant. Writer: In the Heat of the Night. Detroit-born Stirling Silliphant (born Sterling Dale Silliphant) was the son of a Canadian immigrant. The family moved to California when he was about two. He grew up in Glendale and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1938.
Stirling Silliphant. Writer: In the Heat of the Night. Detroit-born Stirling Silliphant (born Sterling Dale Silliphant) was the son of a Canadian immigrant. The family moved to California when he was about two. He grew up in Glendale and graduated from the University of Southern California in 1938.
Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter: born Detroit 16 January 1918; married 1974 Tiana Alexandra Du Long (four children); died Bangkok 26 April 1996.
Apr 27, 1996 · Stirling Silliphant, the prolific compulsive writer who won an Academy Award for his 1967 screenplay "In the Heat of the Night" and critical praise for his television detective...
Nov 19, 2018 · Silliphant, who co-created the series with producer Herbert B. Leonard, wrote an incredible 73 of the 116 episodes over the show's four-year run. In terms of entertainment value, the plots were consistently above-average, but it's Silliphant's dialogue that gave Route 66 its unique voice.
Apr 27, 1996 · Stirling Silliphant, the highly prolific and successful screenwriter who won an Academy Award for writing "In the Heat of the Night" in 1967, died yesterday in Bangkok at the age of 78.
Apr 26, 1996 · 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.
Jul 26, 2024 · American screenwriter Stirling Silliphant, who won an Oscar for the 1967 movie "In the Heat of the Night," died today of cancer, friends said. He was 78. Silliphant, whose screenplays included...
Director: The General and Me. Stirling Silliphant is known for The General and Me (2017).