Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
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)