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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.
- American
- 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...
William Melvin Kelley (November 1, 1937 – February 1, 2017) was an African-American novelist and short-story writer. He is perhaps best known for his debut novel, A Different Drummer, published in 1962. He was also a university professor and creative writing instructor.
- Jessica (daughter), Cira (daughter)
- Writer, educator
- A Different Drummer (1962), dem (1967)
- Karen (Aiki) Kelley
Writer: The Beauty That I Saw. William Melvin Kelley is a novelist, short fiction writer, and educator. Born in 1937 on Carpenter Avenue in The Bronx, New York, he attended Fieldston School and Harvard University.
Jan 22, 2018 · William Melvin Kelley: The Lost Giant of American Literature | The New Yorker. American Archives. The Lost Giant of American Literature. A major black novelist made a remarkable début. How...