Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of film and television scripts by Silliphant. Also includes correspondence, clippings, and production notes.
- Extent:
- 61.0 linear ft. (120 boxes and 1 oversize box.)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Stirling Silliphant Papers (Collection 1079). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of film and television scripts by Silliphant. Also includes correspondence, clippings, and production notes.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Stirling Silliphant, 1969-85.
- Arrangement:
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Collection arranged by title.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright of portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library Special Collections. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Library Special Collections.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Stirling Silliphant Papers (Collection 1079). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988