Papers, ca. 1950-ca. 1985.

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Papers, ca. 1950-ca. 1985.

Collection consists of materials related to the career of screenwriter Stirling Silliphant. Includes film and television scripts, transcripts, treatments, clippings, correspondence, and production material. Includes materials for numerous projects including Dirty Harry (1971), Towering inferno (1974), Fly away home (television), Mussolini (Miniseries, 1985), Pearl [Harbor] (television), Route 66 (television), and Welcome to paradise (television). General files contain personal material such as correspondence.

65 boxes (27 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7418893

University of California, Los Angeles

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Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996

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Silliphant was born on Jan. 16, 1918 in Detroit, MI; graduated magna cum laude from Univ. of So. CA, 1938; worked in advertising and promotion for Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox until 1952; produced a few films in the 1950s before becoming a screenwriter for both feature films and television; his successful television series include Naked city and Route 66; films include The Joe Louis story (1953), In the heat of the night (1967), Charly (1968), Marlowe (1969), The Poseidon adventure (1972), a...