Stirling Silliphant

Screenwriter

Birthday January 16, 1918

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Michigan

DEATH DATE Apr 26, 1996 (78)

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About

Screenwriter who is best known for penning the script to the immortal 1967 film, In the Heat of the Night, for which he received an Academy Award.

Before Fame

He graduated from USC.

Trivia

He was once a close friend of Bruce Lee's.

Family Life

He married his wife Tiana in 1974.

Associated With

Sidney Poitier starred in his film In the Heat of the Night for which he received much critical acclaim.