Alexander Sloan Nibley was an American

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 screenwriter. He is the older brother of famed Latter Day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley

Hugh Nibley

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Career

Born in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

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 to Alexander ("El") and Agnes "Sloanie" Nibley,, Nibely served in the Navy

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 in New York in 1945 before beginning his career. Nibely served as screenwriter for over twenty films including Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle (1952 film)

Springfield Rifle is a western film, directed by Andre de Toth and released by Warner Bros. Pictures in 1952. The film is set during the American Civil War and stars Gary Cooper in the lead role as Major Alex Kearney. Phyllis Thaxter played the lead female role as Erin Kearney. The film also...

, Carson City

Carson City (1952 film)

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, the remake of The Golden Stallion

The Golden Stallion

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, and Eyes of Texas (1948), a film starring Roy Rogers

Roy Rogers

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. He also wrote for numerous TV series, including Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt

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, Sky King

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, Wagon Train

Wagon Train

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, and The Addams Family

The Addams Family (TV series)

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Personal life and death

Nibely married actress Linda Stirling

Linda Stirling

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 in 1946 with whom he had two children, Chris and Tim. He died on April 3, 1990 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

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Selected filmography

Film
Year	Film	Notes
1947	On the Old Spanish Trail On the Old Spanish Trail On the Old Spanish Trail is a 1947 American film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers.- Cast :*Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers*Trigger as Trigger, the Smartest Horse in the West*Tito Guízar as Rico / The Gypsy*Jane Frazee as Candy Martin...
1948	Eyes of Texas	Credited as A. Sloan Nibley
1949	Susanna Pass Susanna Pass Susanna Pass is a 1949 American film starring Roy Rogers....
1950	Twilight in the Sierras Twilight in the Sierras Twilight in the Sierras is a 1950 American Republic Pictures film starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Estelita Rodriguez, Pat Brady, George Meeker, Fred Kohler, Jr. and Edward Keane.The film premiered on March 22, 1950.-Plot:...
1951	Pals of the Golden West Pals of the Golden West Pals of the Golden West is a 1951 American film starring Roy Rogers and Pinky Lee....	Story
1952	Springfield Rifle Springfield Rifle (1952 film) Springfield Rifle is a western film, directed by Andre de Toth and released by Warner Bros. Pictures in 1952. The film is set during the American Civil War and stars Gary Cooper in the lead role as Major Alex Kearney. Phyllis Thaxter played the lead female role as Erin Kearney. The film also...	Story
1952	Carson City Carson City (1952 film) Carson City is a 1952 western film starring Randolph Scott, Lucille Norman, Raymond Massey, and Richard Webb. Carson City was Warner Bros.' first film shot in WarnerColor.-Plot:...	Screenplay
1956	Thunder Over Arizona
1961	Fury River
1967	Hostile Guns	Story and screenplay
Television
Year	Title	Notes
1954–1955	The Adventures of Kit Carson The Adventures of Kit Carson The Adventures of Kit Carson is an American Western series that aired in syndication from August 1951 to November 1955, originally sponsored by Coca-Cola. It stars Bill Williams in the title role as frontier scout Christopher "Kit" Carson...	3 episodes
1955–1956	Science Fiction Theatre Science Fiction Theatre Science Fiction Theatre is an American science fiction anthology series that aired in syndication from April 1955 to April 1957. It was produced by Ivan Tors and Maurice Ziv.-Overview:...	3 episodes
1956	Judge Roy Bean Judge Roy Bean (TV series) Judge Roy Bean is a syndicated American Western series starring Edgar Buchanan as the legendary Kentucky-born Judge Roy Bean, a justice of the peace known as "The law west of the Pecos".-Synopsis:...	1 episode
1957	Tales of Wells Fargo Tales of Wells Fargo Tales of Wells Fargo is an American Western television series that ran from March 18, 1957 to June 2, 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hour format until its final season when it expanded to an hour.-Synopsis:...	1 episode
	Whirlybirds Whirlybirds Whirlybirds is an American drama television series....	2 episodes
1958–1959	Northwest Passage Northwest Passage (TV series) Northwest Passage is a 26-episode half-hour adventure television series produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer about Major Robert Rogers during the time of the French and Indian War . The show derived its title and the main characters Rogers, Towne, and Marriner from the 1937 novel of the same name by...	3 episodes
1960	Rawhide Rawhide (TV series) Rawhide is an American Western series that aired for eight seasons on the CBS network on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959 to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965 until January 4, 1966, with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes...	1 episode
	The Millionaire	1 episode
	Have Gun – Will Travel	1 episode
	Naked City Naked City (TV series) Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic "semi-documentary" format....	1 episode
1961	Bachelor Father	1 episode
1963–1970	Death Valley Days Death Valley Days Death Valley Days is an American radio and television anthology series featuring true stories of the old American West, particularly the Death Valley area. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was broadcast on radio until 1945. It continued from 1952 to 1975 as a syndicated television series...	3 episodes
1964–1965	The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo is an animated television series, produced by United Productions of America, which aired for one season...	4 episodes
1973	Yogi's Gang Yogi's Gang Yogi's Gang is a 30-minute animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired 16 half-hour episodes on ABC from , to . The show began as Yogi's Ark Lark, a special TV movie on The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie in 1972...	3 episodes

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