Barry Shipman

Barry Shipman
Born	(1912-02-24)February 24, 1912 Pasadena, California, United States
Died	August 12, 1994(1994-08-12) (aged 82) San Bernardino, California United States
Occupation	Writer
Years active	1936–1966
Spouse	Gwynne Shipman
Children	Nina Shipman
Parent(s)	Ernest Shipman Nell Shipman

Barry Shipman (February 24, 1912 – August 12, 1994) was a Canadian-American screenwriter. He was the son of the Canadian film pioneers Ernest Shipman and Nell Shipman.^[1] He worked on more than a hundred films and television series, mainly of the western and mystery film genres. He was married to the actress Gwynne Shipman, with whom he had a daughter Nina Shipman who also became an actress.

Shipman died in San Bernardino of prostate cancer at the age of 82.^[2]

Selected filmography

• Shakedown (1936)
• Hi-Yo Silver (1940)
• Roaring Rangers (1946)
• Singin' Spurs (1948)
• Song of Idaho (1948)^[3]
• Laramie (1949)
• The Blazing Trail (1949)
• Horsemen of the Sierras (1949)
• The Kid from Amarillo (1951)
• Bonanza Town (1951)
• Pecos River (1951)
• Montana Territory (1952)
• Laramie Mountains (1952)
• Smoky Canyon (1952)
• Junction City (1952)
• Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
• Stranger at My Door (1956)^[4]

References

1. Morris p.99
2. "SHIPMAN, Barry 82, Veteran Screen Writer". Los Angeles Times. August 17, 1994. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
3. "6r711 SONG OF IDAHO insert '48 wacky image of the Hoosier Hot Shots, western musical!". eMoviePoster.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
4. The New York Times

Bibliography

• Morris, Peter. Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema, 1895-1939. McGill-Queen's Press, 1992.

External links

• Barry Shipman at IMDb