Alexander Sloan Nibley (June 23, 1908 – April 3, 1990) was an American screenwriter. He was the older brother of famed Latter Day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley.

Career

Born in Portland, Oregon to Alexander ("El") and Agnes "Sloanie" Nibley,

Sloan Nibley

Nibley served in the Navy in New York in 1945 before beginning his career.

Sloan Nibley

Nibley served as screenwriter for over twenty films including Springfield Rifle, Carson City, the remake of The Golden Stallion, and Eyes of Texas (1948), a film starring Roy Rogers. He also wrote for numerous TV series, including Sea Hunt, Sky King, Wagon Train, and The Addams Family.

Sloan Nibley

Personal life and death

Nibley married actress Linda Stirling in 1946 with whom he had two children, Chris and Tim. He died on April 3, 1990, in Los Angeles, California.

Selected filmography

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1908 births

1990 deaths

American male screenwriters

Writers from Portland, Oregon

United States Navy sailors

American people of Scottish descent

American people of English descent

Screenwriters from Oregon

20th-century American male writers

20th-century American screenwriters