Biography
Adrian Spies (17 April 1920 – 2 October 1998) was an American screenwriter. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he studied journalism at Columbia University and worked as a reporter for newspapers including the New York Mirror before moving into radio and then television writing.
Active from the 1940s to the 1980s, he wrote for anthology series such as Studio One (for which he won an Edgar Award) and Climax!, as well as medical dramas including Dr. Kildare. His credits encompass episodes of Star Trek (1966), Hawaii Five-O (1969), Baretta (1975) and T. J. Hooker (1982), the screenplay for Dark of the Sun (1968), and the short-lived series Saints and Sinners, which he created. He received an Emmy nomination for his work on Dr. Kildare.
Spies died in Los Angeles during heart surgery.
