Quote of the day
The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual.
Stirling Silliphant
Born: January 16, 1918
Died: April 26, 1996 (aged 78)
Bio: 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.
Known for:
- The Towering Inferno (1974)
- The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
- In the Heat of the Night (1967)
- Route 66 (1960 – 1964)
- Naked City (1958 – 1963)