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Stirling Silliphant was an American screenwriter and producer who won an Oscar for In the Heat of the Night and created Naked City, Perry Mason, and Route 66. He also wrote for Disney, Hitchcock, and Bruce Lee, and had a son who was murdered in 1969.
Stirling Silliphant was a prolific writer and producer for TV and film, best known for his Oscar-winning screenplay for In the Heat of the Night. He also created Route 66 and Naked City, and wrote books and mini-series.
- January 1, 1
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- January 1, 1
- Bangkok, Thailand
Stirling Silliphant was a prolific writer for TV, film and books, who won an Oscar for In the Heat of the Night (1967). He also worked for Disney and Fox, studied martial arts with Bruce Lee, and moved to Thailand in the 1980s.
- January 16, 1918
- April 26, 1996
Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter: born Detroit 16 January 1918; married 1974 Tiana Alexandra Du Long (four children); died Bangkok 26 April 1996.
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 22, 2011 · Stirling Silliphant had the face of a man who'd compromised too much and too often. He'd scripted famous, trashy fun like The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering...
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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...
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