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Frank D. Gilroy (1925–2015)
Frank D. Gilroy, the Pulitzer-Prize-winning playwright who established himself as a screenwriter for television before breaking through as a dramatist with his 1964 Broadway hit The Subject Was Roses (1968), was born in New York City on October 13, 1925. A native of The Bronx, his father was an Irish-American coffee broker, and his mother was of ...
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Born:in New York City, New York, USADied:(age 89) in Monroe, New York, USA |
2 wins & 3 nominations.
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Writer (42 credits)
Writer (42 credits)
1994-1995
Burke's Law
(TV Series) (based on characters created by - 17 episodes)
- Who Killed the Tennis Ace?
(1995)
... (based on characters created by)
- Who Killed the Hollywood Headshrinker?
(1995)
... (based on characters created by)
- Who Killed the Sweet Smell of Success?
(1995)
... (based on characters created by)
- Who Killed the Toy Maker?
(1995)
... (based on characters created by)
- Who Killed the Movie Mogul?
(1995)
... (based on characters created by)
Burke's Law
(TV Series) (series based on characters created by - 61 episodes, 1963 - 1966) (creator - 13 episodes, 1964 - 1965) (characters creator - 6 episodes, 1963 - 1964) (based on characters created by - 1 episode, 1963)
- Terror in a Tiny Town
(1966)
... (series based on characters created by)
- Terror in a Tiny Town: Part 1
(1966)
... (series based on characters created by)
- A Very Important Russian Is Missing
(1965)
... (series based on characters created by)
- A Little Gift for Cairo
(1965)
... (series based on characters created by)
- Or No Tomorrow
(1965)
... (series based on characters created by)
1962
Drama 61-67
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Drama '62: A Question of Pride
(1962)
... (writer)
The Dick Powell Theatre
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode, 1961) (written by - 1 episode, 1961)
- Up Jumped the Devil
(1961)
... (writer)
- Who Killed Julie Greer?
(1961)
... (written by - as Frank Gilroy)
The Magical World of Disney
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1959) (writer - 3 episodes, 1958 - 1959)
- Texas John Slaughter: Killers from Kansas
(1959)
... (writer)
- Texas John Slaughter: Ambush in Laredo
(1958)
... (writer)
- Texas John Slaughter
(1958)
... (writer)
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- The Fourth Headstone
(1958)
... (writer)
- The Giveaway Gun
(1958)
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1958
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Protégé
(1958)
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1958
The Rifleman
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- End of a Young Gun
(1958)
... (written by - as Frank Gilroy)
Studio One in Hollywood
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode, 1958) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1955)
- The Last Summer
(1958)
... (writer)
- Uncle Ed and Circumstances
(1955)
... (teleplay)
Playhouse 90
(TV Series) (television adaptation - 1 episode, 1958) (adapted by - 1 episode, 1956)
- Point of No Return
(1958)
... (television adaptation)
- Sincerely, Willis Wade
(1956)
... (adapted by - as Frank Gilroy)
Matinee Theatre
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1955) (written by - 1 episode, 1957)
- Run for the Money
(1957)
... (written by)
- Beginning Now
(1955)
... (as Frank Gilroy)
The United States Steel Hour
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1955) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1957) (writer - 1 episode, 1954)
- A Matter of Pride
(1957)
... (teleplay)
- Hung for a Sheep
(1955)
... (as Frank Gilroy)
- The Last Notch
(1954)
... (writer)
1956
Rheingold Theatre
(TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- One Can't Help Feeling Sorry
(1956)
... (teleplay)
1956
Kraft Theatre
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Ten Grapefruit to Lisbon
(1956)
... (written by)
1953-1954
Ponds Theater
(TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- Run for the Money
(1954)
... (written by)
- Johnny Came Home
(1953)
... (written by)
1954
Omnibus
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife
(1954)
... (written by - segment "The Man with the Diamond")
1954
Fireside Theatre
(TV Series) (original story - 1 episode)
- The Uncrossed River
(1954)
... (original story)
1953
Lux Video Theatre
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- The Cruel Time
(1953)
... (writer)
- The Wednesday Wish
(1953)
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1953
Armstrong Circle Theatre
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- A Matter of Opinion
(1953)
... (writer)
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Director (8 credits)
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Producer (3 credits)
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Self (2 credits)
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Archive footage (2 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
(2009-10) Stage: Wrote "The Subject was Roses," performed in a Bonnie Franklin's Classic Contemporary American Plays production at the Pico Playhouse in Los Angeles, CA, with Bonnie Franklin, Pat Harrington Jr. and Graham Miller in the cast. Ernest Figueroa was director. See more »Alternate Names:
Bert Blessing | Frank Gilroy
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Won the 1965 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "The Subject Was Roses". See more »Star Sign:
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