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Title: Sterling Silliphant Papers
Date (inclusive): 1957-1985
Collection number: 1079
Creator: Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-
Extent: 120 boxes (61 linear ft.)1 oversize box.
Abstract: Collection consists of film and television scripts by Silliphant. Also includes correspondence, clippings, and production
notes.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Silliphant was born on Jan. 16, 1918 in Detroit, MI; graduated magna cum laude from Univ. of So. Calif., 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),
The towering inferno (1974); won an Academy Award for
In the heat of the night in 1967; was a prolific novelist who published more than 50 books; moved to Thailand in late 1980s, where he was active in
developing the region's film industry; died in Bangkok on Apr. 26, 1996.
Collection consists of film and television scripts by Silliphant. Also includes correspondence, clippings, and production
notes.
Collection arranged by title.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Silliphant, Stirling, 1918---Archives.
Screenwriters---California---Los Angeles---Archival resources.
Film scripts.
Television plays.
Stirling Silliphant Collection.
Available at Arts Library Special Collections, UCLA.