William Rose
Escritor
12 de diciembre de 1914 — 10 de febrero de 1987 (72 años)
William Rose was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA, and travelled to Canada at the outbreak of World War II, while the US was still neutral, in order to join up and fight the Nazis. This took him to Britain, where he decided to stay after the war.
He spent his demobilisation money on a course in screenwriting, and then became a writer of British and American comedies such as Ladykillers, Genevieve, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, and The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!, as well as more serious films such as Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
He retired to Jersey, where he died in 1987 at the age of 72.
He spent his demobilisation money on a course in screenwriting, and then became a writer of British and American comedies such as Ladykillers, Genevieve, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, and The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!, as well as more serious films such as Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
He retired to Jersey, where he died in 1987 at the age of 72.
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Filmography
| 2004 | The Ladykillers · as Original Film Writer |
| 1974 | Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks · as ScreenplayEn Plex |
| 1969 | The Secret of Santa Vittoria · as Screenplay |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | The Flim-Flam Man · as Screenplay |
| 1966 | The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming · as Screenplay |
| 1963 | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | Davy · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | Decision Against Time · as Screenplay |
| 1957 | Big Time Operators · as ScreenplayEn Plex |
| 1955 | Touch and Go · as Screenplay |
| 1955 | The Ladykillers · as Screenplay |
| 1954 | High and Dry · as Screenplay |
| 1951 | Lucky Nick Cain · as Screenplay |
| 1950 | Operation X · as Screenplay |
| 1949 | Maniacs on Wheels · as Screenplay |
| 1948 | Sin of Esther Waters · as Screenplay |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2007 | Dhamaal · as Original Story |
| 2005 | Guess Who · as Motion Picture "guess Who's Coming To Dinner" |
| 1953 | Genevieve · as StoryEn Plex |
| 1952 | Glory at Sea · as Adaptation |
| 1952 | Bachelor in Paris · as Story |