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William Rose(1918-1987)

  • Writer
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William Rose
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.
BornAugust 31, 1918
DiedFebruary 10, 1987(68)
BornAugust 31, 1918
DiedFebruary 10, 1987(68)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 14 nominations total

Known for

Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Houghton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1967
Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Danny Green, Katie Johnson, Cecil Parker, and Jack Warner in The Ladykillers (1955)
The Ladykillers
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1955
Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Durante, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1963
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1966

Credits

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Writer

  • Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac in Guess Who (2005)
    Guess Who
    5.9
    • motion picture "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
    • 2005
  • Tom Hanks, Tzi Ma, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall, Ryan Hurst, and J.K. Simmons in The Ladykillers (2004)
    The Ladykillers
    6.2
    • movie "The Ladykillers"
    • 2004
  • Anthony Quinn, Virna Lisi, and Anna Magnani in The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
    The Secret of Santa Vittoria
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Houghton in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
    7.8
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Sue Lyon and Michael Sarrazin in The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
    The Flim-Flam Man
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
    The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1966
  • Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Durante, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
    7.4
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1963
  • Davy (1958)
    Davy
    5.6
    • an original story by
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Peter Sellers, Virginia McKenna, Bernard Miles, Margaret Rutherford, and Bill Travers in Big Time Operators (1957)
    Big Time Operators
    6.9
    • original story
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • Donald Pleasence, Eddie Byrne, Walter Fitzgerald, Jack Hawkins, and Elizabeth Sellars in Decision Against Time (1957)
    Decision Against Time
    6.7
    • an original story by
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Danny Green, Katie Johnson, Cecil Parker, and Jack Warner in The Ladykillers (1955)
    The Ladykillers
    7.6
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • John Fraser, Jack Hawkins, Margaret Johnston, and June Thorburn in Touch and Go (1955)
    Touch and Go
    6.1
    • based on an original story by
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • High and Dry (1954)
    High and Dry
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Genevieve (1953)
    Genevieve
    7.0
    • story and screenplay
    • 1953
  • Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard, and Sonny Tufts in Glory at Sea (1952)
    Glory at Sea
    6.3
    • adaptation
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 31, 1918
    • Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • February 10, 1987
    • Jersey, Channel Islands, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Tania RoseNovember 23, 1943 - September 2, 1970 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    (11/29/2013-1/5/2014) Stage: Wrote source material (screenplay) for, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," adapted by Todd Kreidler at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington, DC. David Esbjornson was director.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    An American from Missouri, he decided to volunteer for duty in World War II while his country was still neutral, journeying to Canada to join the Black Watch regiment. His service took him to England, where he decided to stay after war's end, spending his demobilization money on a course to train as a screenwriter in British films. He lived in the UK until the 1960s.
  • Nickname
    • Bill

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