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Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 – February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almost three decades. His 1949 film All the King's Men won Oscars for Best Picture , Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress , while Rossen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director .
Robert Rossen was a writer and director of films such as The Hustler, All the King's Men and Alexander the Great. He was a former communist who cooperated with HUAC and named names to end his blacklisting.
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May 6, 2024 · Robert Rossen (born March 16, 1908, New York, New York, U.S.—died February 18, 1966, New York City) was an American writer and director whose career—although highlighted by a number of notable films, especially All the King’s Men (1949) and The Hustler (1961)—was damaged after he was blacklisted for initially refusing to testify (1951) before the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
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Robert Rossen was a writer and director of films such as The Hustler and All the King's Men. He was a former Communist Party member who named names before HUAC and faced alcoholism and career struggles.
- March 16, 1908
- February 18, 1966
Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 – February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almost three decades. His 1949 film All the King's Men won Oscars for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, while Rossen was nominated for an Oscar as Best Director.
Robert Rossen was a screenwriter and director who explored the themes of politics, morality and human nature in his films. He was blacklisted and vilified for his involvement with the Communist Party and his testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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Robert Rossen started out as a professional welterweight boxer but turned to writing scripts for stage plays. He started staging plays for ‘Washington Square Players’ and later on for the ‘Theater Guild’ during the 1920s. From 1930 to 1935 he worked as an actor, stage manager and finally a director of stage plays.
