Sloan Nibley

Screenwriter Alexander Sloan Nibley was born on 23 June 1908 to Alexander ("El") and Sloanie Nibley in Portland, Oregon. He died on 3 April 1990 in Los Angeles, California.

He was serving in the Navy in New York in 1945, and was married to his first wife with a five-year-old son. [Cf. Nibley, Hugh and Alex Nibley, Sergeant Nibley PhD: Memories of an unlikely Screaming Eagle (Salt Lake City, UT: Shadow Mountain, 2006), p. 297.]

Sloan Nibley was a Latter-day Saint. He was married to filmstar Linda Stirling from 1946 until he died. Sometimes he is credited as: A. Sloan Nibley or W. Sloan Nibley. He is the older brother of famed Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley. He was the screenwriter or story writer of at least 22 films, including: Springfield Rifle (1952 film); Carson City (1952 film); Bells of San Angelo (1947); Down Dakota Way (1949); the remake of The Golden Stallion (1949); Under California Stars (1948); Hostile Guns (1967); Bells of Coronado (1950); Susanna Pass (1949); Twilight in the Sierras (1949); Eyes of Texas (1948), a film starring Roy Rogers; Springtime in the Sierras (1947); In Old Amarillo (1951). He also wrote for numerous TV series, including "Sea Hunt" (1958),"Sky King" (1951) and the "Addams Family (TV series)." Some interesting trivia: He was the father of Christopher Nibley and Timothy Nibley and cousin-in-law of Harris Yulin and Gwen Welles.