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Thomas N. Scortia(1926-1986)

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Thomas N. Scortia was born on 29 August 1926 in Alton, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for The Towering Inferno (1974), V (1984) and The Fifth Missile (1986). He died on 29 April 1986 in La Verne, California, USA.
BornAugust 29, 1926
DiedApril 29, 1986(59)
BornAugust 29, 1926
DiedApril 29, 1986(59)
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Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Towering Inferno
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1974
V (1984)
V
7.3
TV Series
  • Additional Crew(as Thomas Scortia)
Robert Conrad, Sam Waterston, Jonathan Banks, Yvette Mimieux, Richard Roundtree, and David Soul in The Fifth Missile (1986)
The Fifth Missile
6.2
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1986

Credits

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  • V (1984)
    V
    7.3
    TV Series
    • consultant
    • consultant: science-fiction (as Thomas Scortia, as Thomas Scortia)
    • 1985

Writer

  • Robert Conrad, Sam Waterston, Jonathan Banks, Yvette Mimieux, Richard Roundtree, and David Soul in The Fifth Missile (1986)
    The Fifth Missile
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • novel "The Gold Crew"
    • 1986
  • Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    The Towering Inferno
    7.0
    • based on the novel "The Glass Inferno" by
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Thomas Scortia
  • Born
    • August 29, 1926
    • Alton, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • April 29, 1986
    • La Verne, California, USA

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