The Blue Lightning (1986) TV
Witness (1985)
The Demon Murder Case (1983) TV
Winds of Kitty Hawk, The (1978) TV
How the West Was Won (1978) TV
How the West Was Won (1977) TV
Petrocelli (1974) TV
Kung Fu (1972) TV
Bonanza (1959) TV
Gunsmoke (1955)

William Kelley, born on Staten Island, N.Y., served in the Air Force in the late 1940s. He spent three years studying for the priesthood in the 1950s. Not surprisingly, his books and screenplays often dealt with religious themes. He died in February of 2003. He was 73. Kelley was a screenwriter, novelist and TV scriptwriter with more than 150 credits for shows such as "Bonanza," "Kung Fu" and "Serpico." His six books included "The God Hunters," "The Tyree Legend" and "Gemini." His most recent novel, published in 2003, was "A Servant of Slaves," based on the life of a Henriette Delille, a woman who in the 1800s founded an order of black nuns. In 1985, Kelley and Earl W. Wallace won the Oscar for best original screenplay for "Witness."

Published on: 2003-07-04 (5080 reads)