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William Kelley (May 27, 1929 – February 3, 2003) was an American screenwriter and producer for television and film who is best known for his work on the Peter Weir-directed film Witness (1985), which starred Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis, that earned him an Academy Award along with his co-writers Earl W. Wallace and Pamela Wallace.
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- February 3, 2003 (aged 73), Bishop, California
- May 27, 1929, New York City, U.S.
William Kelley. Writer: Witness. William Kelley was born on 27 May 1929 in Staten Island, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Witness (1985), Gunsmoke (1955) and How the West Was Won (1976). He was married to Nina Kelley. He died on 3 February 2003 in Bishop, California, USA.
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- Staten Island, New York, USA
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- Bishop, California, USA
By Dennis McLellan. Feb. 8, 2003 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. William Kelley, a television and film writer who shared an Academy Award for screenwriting for his work on the 1985 movie...
Feb 5, 2003 · Scene. People News. Feb 4, 2003 6:05pm PT. William Kelley. Screenwriter-TV scribe-author. By. Variety Staff. Oscar-winning screenwriter-TV scribe-author William Kelley...
Dec 30, 2023 · Novelist & screenwriter. James K. Hanna. Dec 30, 2023. Share. So grateful for Gunsmoke reruns on Cable TV and the random luck associated with “the clicker.” It’s how I learned of the talented William Kelley (1929 -2003) and discovered his writing. The episode was “The Sisters.”
Feb 3, 2003 · William Kelley (May 27, 1929 – February 3, 2003) was an American screenwriter and producer for television and film who is best known for his work on the Peter Weir -directed film Witness (1985), which starred Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis, that earned him an Academy Award along with his co-writers Earl W. Wallace and Pamela Wallace.
Jun 22, 2007 · William Kelley, an Academy Award–winning screenwriter, best-selling novelist, and scriptwriter for some of the most popular television shows of the 1960s and 1970s, died of cancer on February 3. He was seventy-three and lived in Bishop, California.