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Nov 18, 2017 · The film’s first script was written by Wendell Mayes, but in Nov 1971, Hollywood trade papers noted that Stirling Silliphant had been hired as a writer. While the sources stated that Silliphant would rewrite the script completely, both he and Mayes received onscreen credit for the screenplay.
Nov 21, 2023 · Stirling Silliphant “I *DETEST* the word plot. I never, never think of plot. I think only and solely of character. Give me the characters; I’ll tell you a story — maybe a thousand stories. The interaction between and among human beings is the only story worth telling.” — Stirling Silliphant. How They Write a Script
I knew Silliphant's legacy was indeed in good hands when Segaloff gave special attention to the Route 66 episode noted above. "The Stone Guest", one of over 70 Route 66 stories Stirling Silliphant wrote is the most engrossing hour of television I've ever seen. Many of those other Silliphant teleplays are similarly transfixing.
May 12, 1983 · Stirling Dale Silliphant was an American novelist, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, moved to Glendale, California as a child, graduated from Hoover High School, and educated at the University of Southern California.
Jan 4, 2000 · Stirling Silliphant died in Bangkok in 1996 at age 78. He moved to Thailand in 1988, leaving behind once and for all "the cesspool that is Hollywood." Before going, he donated his papers to UCLA.
Dec 18, 2013 · I knew Silliphant's legacy was indeed in good hands when Segaloff gave special attention to the Route 66 episode noted above. "The Stone Guest", one of over 70 Route 66 stories Stirling Silliphant wrote is the most engrossing hour of television I've ever seen. Many of those other Silliphant teleplays are similarly transfixing.
Dec 29, 2020 · He hired screenwriter Stirling Silliphant (who won a Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for the film “In the Heat of the Night" (film #12 on his blog) to flesh out the characters - which he did superbly. Two weeks before shooting, Allen faced his own personal disaster as 20th Century Fox pulled the plug on the film for financial reasons.
