Awards & Winners

Stirling Silliphant

Date of Birth 16-January-1918
Place of Birth Detroit
(Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America, Area code 313)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Stirling Dale Silliphant
Profession Screenwriter, Television Producer, Film Producer
Stirling Dale Silliphant was an American screenwriter and producer. His father, Sterling Silliphant, was a Canadian who immigrated to the United States in 1911, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1916. His mother was Ethel M. Silliphant. He had one brother, Leigh, who was three years younger. Born in Detroit, Michigan, his family moved to Glendale, California when he was a child. He graduated from Hoover High School, and was educated at the University of Southern California. He may be best known for his screenplay for In the Heat of the Night and co-creating the television series Route 66. Other features as screenwriter include the Irwin Allen productions The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure, adapting both films from previously published novels. In the case of The Towering Inferno, he was tasked with blending two entirely unrelated novels into a single screenplay. He was a close friend of Bruce Lee, under whom he studied martial arts. Lee was featured in the Silliphant-penned detective movie Marlowe and four episodes of the series Longstreet. Silliphant reportedly recommended Lee for action choreography work. They had been working on a philosophical martial arts script, The Silent Flute, which was to star Lee and James Coburn, and the pre-production even went to the extent of all three going to India on a location hunt.

Awards by Stirling Silliphant

Check all the awards nominated and won by Stirling Silliphant.

1978


Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay Telefon

1975


Nominations 1975 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture The Towering Inferno

1969


Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Honored for : Charly

Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Charly
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Charly

1968


Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Honored for : In the Heat of the Night
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay
Honored for : In the Heat of the Night

Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama In the Heat of the Night
Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay In the Heat of the Night
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture In the Heat of the Night

1967


Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay
Honored for : In the Heat of the Night

Nominations 1967 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay In the Heat of the Night

1966


Nominations 1966 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture The Slender Thread

1962


Nominations 1962 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Village of the Damned

1961


Nominations 1961 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation Village of the Damned