Stirling Silliphant

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. Other features as screenwriter include the Irwin Allen productions The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stirling Silliphant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Over the Top
In the Heat of the Night
The Towering Inferno
The Poseidon Adventure
The Enforcer
Salem's Lot
Birth Location Detroit, Michigan, USA
Born 1918-01-15
Died 1996-04-26
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Movies

2017
The Grass Harp Co-Producer
1995
The Grass Harp Screenplay
1995
1994
1993
Gunman II Writer
1988
1987
Catch the Heat Executive Producer
1987
1987
Over the Top Screenplay
1987
Travis McGee Teleplay
1983
Golden Gate Writer
1981
Fly Away Home Producer
1981
Fly Away Home Writer
1981
1980
1978
Circle of Iron Screenplay
1978
The Swarm Screenplay
1978
Telefon Screenplay
1977
The Enforcer Screenplay
1976
The Killer Elite Screenplay
1975
Death Scream Writer
1975
1974
1973
A Time For Love Producer
1973
1973
A Time For Love Director
1973
1972
The New Centurions Screenplay
1972
Movin' On Original Series Creator
1972
The New Healers Producer
1972
1972
The New Healers Creator
1972
Shaft Executive Producer
1971
Longstreet Writer
1971
Murphy's War Screenplay
1971
1970
Marlowe Screenplay
1969
Charly Screenplay
1968
1967
Wings of Fire Writer
1967
1965
1960
1959
The Lineup Writer
1958
Maracaibo Screenplay
1958
Damn Citizen Writer
1958
Nightfall Writer
1956
Huk! Screenplay
1956
Huk! Novel
1956
1955
5 Against the House Screenplay
1955