Sloan Nibley

Sloan Nibley
Born	Alexander Sloan Nibley (1908-06-23)June 23, 1908 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died	April 3, 1990(1990-04-03) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	A. Sloan Nibley
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1947–1973
Spouse	Linda Stirling (1946 - April 3, 1990)

Alexander Sloan Nibley (June 23, 1908 – April 3, 1990) was an American screenwriter. He was the older brother of famed Latter Day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley.

Career

Born in Portland, Oregon to Alexander ("El") and Agnes "Sloanie" Nibley,^[1]

Nibley served in the Navy in New York in 1945 before beginning his career.^[2]

Nibley served as screenwriter for over twenty films including Springfield Rifle, Carson City, the remake of The Golden Stallion, and Eyes of Texas (1948), a film starring Roy Rogers. He also wrote for numerous TV series, including Sea Hunt, Sky King, Wagon Train, and The Addams Family.

Personal life and death

Nibley married actress Linda Stirling in 1946 with whom he had two children, Chris and Tim.^[3] He died on April 3, 1990, in Los Angeles, California.

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Film	Notes
1947	On the Old Spanish Trail
1948 1948	Eyes of Texas Night Time in Nevada	Credited as A. Sloan Nibley
1949	Susanna Pass
1950	Twilight in the Sierras
1951	Pals of the Golden West	Story
1952	Springfield Rifle	Story
1952	Carson City	Screenplay
1956	Thunder Over Arizona
1961	Fury River	Two episodes of Northwest Passage edited into a feature film
1967	Hostile Guns	Story and screenplay
Television
Year	Title	Notes
1954–1955	The Adventures of Kit Carson	3 episodes
1955–1956	Science Fiction Theatre	3 episodes
1956	Judge Roy Bean	1 episode
1957	Tales of Wells Fargo	1 episode
	Whirlybirds	2 episodes
1958–1959	Northwest Passage	3 episodes
1960	Rawhide	1 episode
	The Millionaire	1 episode
	Have Gun – Will Travel	1 episode
	Naked City	1 episode
1961	Bachelor Father	1 episode
1963–1970	Death Valley Days	3 episodes
1964–1965	The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo	4 episodes
1973	Yogi's Gang	3 episodes

References

1. "A Chronology of the Life of Hugh Winder Nibley" (PDF). koffordbooks.com.
2. Nibley, Hugh; Nibley, Alex (2006). Sergeant Nibley PhD: Memories of an Unlikely Screaming Eagle. Shadow Mountain. p. 297. ISBN 1-57345-845-7.
3. Cline, William C. (1997). In the Nick of Time: Motion Picture Sound Serials. McFarland. p. 88. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.

External links

• Sloan Nibley at IMDb