Barry Shipman

{{Short description|Canadian-American screenwriter}}

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| name = Barry Shipman

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|02|24}}

| birth_place = Pasadena, California, United States

| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|08|12|1912|02|24}}

| death_place = San Bernardino, California
United States

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| occupation = Writer

| yearsactive = 1936–1966

| spouse = Gwynne Shipman

| children = Nina Shipman

| parents = Ernest Shipman
Nell Shipman

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Barry Shipman (February 24, 1912 – August 12, 1994) was a Canadian-American screenwriter. He was the son of the Canadian film pioneers Ernest Shipman and Nell Shipman.Morris p.99 He worked on more than a hundred films and television series, mainly of the western and mystery film genres. He was married to the actress Gwynne Shipman, with whom he had a daughter Nina Shipman who also became an actress.

Shipman died in San Bernardino of prostate cancer at the age of 82.{{cite news |title=SHIPMAN, Barry 82, Veteran Screen Writer|work=Los Angeles Times|author=|author-link=|date=August 17, 1994|accessdate=January 10, 2024| url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-obituary-for-barry/78162779/}}