Stirling Silliphant
ABOUT STIRLING SILLIPHANT
Screenwriter who is best known for penning the script to the immortal 1967 film, In the Heat of the Night, for which he received an Academy Award.
He graduated from USC.
He was once a close friend of Bruce Lee 's.
He married his wife Tiana in 1974.
Sidney Poitier starred in his film In the Heat of the Night for which he received much critical acclaim.
