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Adrian Spies (April 17, 1920 – October 2, 1998) was an American screenwriter, active from the 1940s through to the 1980s. He won an Edgar Award for an episode of Studio One in Hollywood and was nominated for an Emmy Award for an episode of Dr. Kildare.
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Adrian Spies (17 April 1920 – 2 October 1998; age 78) was a television writer born in New Jersey. In 1966, he wrote the original teleplay for the Star Trek: The Original Series first season episode "Miri". Although it was heavily reworked by story editor Steven W. Carabatsos, Spies received sole writing credit.
Spies, was a graduate of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, and early in his career worked as a reporter and feature writer for The New York Mirror before he built a long career writing for television, spanning forty years, from 1949 to 1989. Other series which he has written for include Wagon Train, The Untouchables, The Defenders, Hawaii Five-O, and Police Story.
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Adrian Spies was born on 17 April 1920 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Studio One (1948), Saints and Sinners (1962) and Star Trek (1966). He died on 2 October 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- April 17, 1920
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- October 2, 1998
Oct 20, 1998 · Adrian Spies, a New York journalist who moved west to write for television, including such series as “Climax,” “Dr. Kildare” and “Star Trek,” has died at the age of 78. Spies died during...
Oct 17, 1998 · Adrian Spies, an award-winning television writer who turned out dozens of acclaimed scripts for the live drama series ''Climax'' in the 1950's and wrote one of the...
Adrian Spies was born on 17 April 1920 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Studio One (1948), Saints and Sinners (1962) and Dark of the Sun (1968). He died on 2 October 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Oct 20, 1998 · Adrian Spies, an award-winning television writer for shows such as “Climax,” “Dr. Kildare” and “Star Trek,” died during heart surgery on Oct. 2 in Los Angeles. He was 78.