Biography
Sidney Carroll (25 May 1913 – 3 November 1988) was an American screenwriter who worked primarily in television. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Harvard University in 1934. He served as a war correspondent during the Second World War before beginning his writing career in 1949.
Carroll co-wrote the screenplay for the film The Hustler (1961) with Robert Rossen, an adaptation of Walter Tevis’s novel that earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. His other screen credits include the story for Gambit (1966) and the screenplay for A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966). He also wrote for anthology series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Omnibus, and adapted The Count of Monte Cristo for television in 1975. Carroll received an Edgar Award in 1957 and Emmy Awards for documentary writing.
