Braveheart Scottish political landscape in the mid to late 1990s. In 1997, a 12-ton sandstone statue depicting Mel Gibson as William Wallace in "Braveheart" was placed in the car park of the Wallace Monument near Stirling, Scotland. The statue, which was the work of Tom Church, a monumental mason from Brechin, included the word "Braveheart" on Wallace's shield. The installation became the cause of much controversy; one local resident stated that it was wrong to "desecrate the main memorial to Wallace with a lump of crap". In 1998, someone wielding a hammer vandalized the statue's face. After repairs were made, the
Stirling Silliphant in Warner Bros's accounts.) His last screenplay was for the 1995 film "The Grass Harp". Silliphant had a child, Lauren (d. 1968), with actress Patricia Wymore. In 1974, Silliphant married Tiana Alexandra Du Long, with whom he had two children, Stirling and Dayle. He died in 1996 in Bangkok, Thailand, where he had resided since 1988. His work papers are archived at UCLA's Westwood campus. Stirling Silliphant Stirling Dale Silliphant (January 16, 1918 – April 26, 1996) was an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his screenplay for "In the Heat of the Night", for which he