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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 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. 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. During World War II he was an army lieutenant, and after his discharge in 1946 he got a job with ...
- January 16, 1918
- April 26, 1996
A tribute to the screenwriter who wrote Oscar-winning roles for Sidney Poitier and Cliff Robertson, and created the Shaft series. Learn about his career, his style, his influences and his disappointments.
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 Inferno.
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 series "Naked City ...
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Stirling Silliphant died in Bangkok in 1996 at age 78. He moved to Thailand in 1988, leaving behind once and for all "the cesspool that is Hollywood." Before going, he donated his papers to UCLA.
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