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Wedding of William Rose (in his Black Watch uniform) and Tania Price in 1943. William Rose (August 31, 1918 – February 10, 1987) was an American screenwriter of British and Hollywood films.
twitter. Biography by AllMovie. Distinguished American screenwriter William Rose is best remembered for his tart and terribly British comedies from the '50s that include Genevieve (1953) and The Ladykillers (1955). While voluntarily serving with the Canadian Black Watch during the early WWII years, Rose was stationed in Scotland and Europe.
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- February 10, 1987
Writer. Although he was American by birth, William Rose's screenwriting work displayed a uniquely English voice, from the gentle whimsy of Genevieve (d. Henry Cornelius, 1953) to the darkly offbeat wit of The Ladykillers (d. Alexander Mackendrick, 1955) arguably the blackest of Ealing's black comedies.
William Rose. Writer: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. William Rose was born on 31 August 1918 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Ladykillers (1955) and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963). He was married to Tania Rose. He died on 10 February 1987 in Jersey, Channel Islands, UK.
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- Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
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- Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
Feb 19, 1987 · William Rose, an American screenwriter who won an Academy Award for “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and whose other Hollywood and British film credits include such classic comedies as “The...
Apr 16, 2017 · William Rose: Jefferson City's screenwriter. The man who brought interracial romance to the big screen. April 16, 2017 at 5:25 a.m. | Updated April 16, 2017 at 7:32 a.m.
William Rose. Actor: Fitzcarraldo. William Rose was born on 3 July 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Fitzcarraldo (1982), The Girl in Room 2A (1974) and Rent-a-Girl (1965). He died on 16 May 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
