Alvin Sargent (born in 1927 in Pennsylvania) is a multiple award-winning American screenwriter. Sargent graduated from Upper Darby High School in 1945. As of 2006, he is one of 35 alums to be on Upper Darby High School's Wall of Fame Sargent began writing for television in 1953 and through the 1960s he scripted episodes for various series such as "Route 66", "Ben Casey" and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" amongst others. Wikipedia
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