Stirling Silliphant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stirling Silliphant

American screenwriter and film producer

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1918

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Date of Death: 26-Apr-1996

Profession: screenwriter, writer, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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 and Route 66.
Other features as screenwriter include the Irwin Allen productions The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure.