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Alma mater. Baltimore City College high school in 1928. Occupation (s) Director, Writer, Screenwriter. Years active. 1935-1981. Spouse. Nancy Wilson (1948–1966) [1] Robert Pirosh (April 1, 1910 – December 25, 1989) was an American motion picture and television screenwriter and director.
Robert Pirosh enjoyed a lengthy Hollywood career, which began when he was signed by MGM, along with fellow newcomer George Seaton , as a contributing writer in 1934. His most notable success was garnering the Academy Award for his screenplay of Battleground (1949), a film based on the Second World War Battle of the Bulge in which he had himself ...
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Mini Bio. Robert Pirosh enjoyed a lengthy Hollywood career, which began when he was signed by MGM, along with fellow newcomer George Seaton , as a contributing writer in 1934. His most notable success was garnering the Academy Award for his screenplay of Battleground (1949), a film based on the Second World War Battle of the Bulge in which he ...
- Additional Crew, Writer, Director
- December 25, 1989
- April 1, 1910
Dec 31, 1989 · Robert Pirosh, who won a 1949 Academy Award for his World War II screenplay ''Battleground'' and who helped write the Marx Brothers classic ''A Day at the Races,'' died of heart failure last...
Oct 12, 2013 · Robert Pirosh's letter to Hollywood executives, 1934. 1934. A New York copywriter by the name of Robert Pirosh quit his well-paid job and headed for Hollywood in 1934, determined to begin...
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Mar 13, 2012 · Fifteen years later, screenwriter Robert Pirosh won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work on the war film, Battleground. A few months after that, he also won a Golden Globe. (This letter, along with 124 other fascinating pieces of correspondence, can be found in the bestselling book, Letters of Note.
Aug 15, 2011 · Robert Pirosh . From Bastogne to the MGM backlot . Combat! was developed by World War II veteran Robert Pirosh, who wrote and produced the pilot episode. Before serving in World War II, Pirosh co-wrote many popular comedy films, including A Day at the Races, starring the Marx Brother, and Danny Kaye's Up In Arms.
