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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 |
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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)
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- 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)
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Burke's Law
(TV Series) (series based on characters created by - 36 episodes, 1963 - 1965) (creator - 30 episodes, 1964 - 1966) (characters creator - 14 episodes, 1963 - 1965) (based on characters created by - 1 episode, 1963)
- Terror in a Tiny Town: Part 2
(1966)
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- Terror in a Tiny Town: Part 1
(1966)
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- A Very Important Russian Is Missing
(1965)
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- A Little Gift for Cairo
(1965)
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- Or No Tomorrow
(1965)
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1962
Drama 61-67
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Drama '62: A Question of Pride
(1962)
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The Dick Powell Theatre
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode, 1961) (written by - 1 episode, 1961)
- Up Jumped the Devil
(1961)
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- Who Killed Julie Greer?
(1961)
... (written by - as Frank Gilroy)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1959) (writer - 3 episodes, 1958 - 1959)
- Texas John Slaughter: Killers from Kansas
(1959)
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- Texas John Slaughter: Ambush in Laredo
(1958)
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- Texas John Slaughter
(1958)
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1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- The Fourth Headstone
(1958)
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- 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)
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- Uncle Ed and Circumstances
(1955)
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Playhouse 90
(TV Series) (television adaptation - 1 episode, 1958) (adapted by - 1 episode, 1956)
- Point of No Return
(1958)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Hung for a Sheep
(1955)
... (as Frank Gilroy)
- The Last Notch
(1954)
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1956
Rheingold Theatre
(TV Series) (teleplay - 1 episode)
- One Can't Help Feeling Sorry
(1956)
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1956
Kraft Theatre
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- Ten Grapefruit to Lisbon
(1956)
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1953-1954
Ponds Theater
(TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- Run for the Money
(1954)
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- Johnny Came Home
(1953)
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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)
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- The Wednesday Wish
(1953)
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1953
Armstrong Circle Theatre
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- A Matter of Opinion
(1953)
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Director (8 credits)
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Self (2 credits)
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(2/10/19-3/21/10) Stage: Wrote "The Subject was Roses," performed in Estevez Sheen productions at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Neil Pepe was director. See more »Alternate Names:
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