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name: "Stanford Whitmore"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "23 July 1925"
died: "8 May 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:00:35.345831+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Stanford Whitmore

Writer. Born 23 July 1925 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. Died 8 May 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 23 July 1925, Sioux City, Iowa, USA
- **Died:** 8 May 2014

## Biography

Stanford Whitmore (1925–2014) was an American writer of television scripts and films. Born in Sioux City, Iowa, he published the jazz novel *Solo* in 1955 before turning to screenwriting.

He wrote the pilot episode 'Fear in a Desert City' and three further first-season episodes of the series *The Fugitive* (1963), including the flashback story 'The Girl from Little Egypt'. Other television credits include episodes of *The Wild Wild West* (1965), *McCloud* (1970) and the teleplay for the made-for-television film *The Hanged Man* (1964). His film work encompasses *War Hunt* (1962), *Hammersmith Is Out* (1972) and *Baby Blue Marine* (1976).

*Sources: classictvhistory.wordpress.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Fugitive* (1963), Fi1m 84, Teleplay, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)

## Also known for

- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), Writer
- *McCloud* (1970), Writer

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