William Rose
Born: 1914-12-12 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
Died: 1987-02-10
Known For: Writing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2007
- Dhamaal ... (Original Story)
2004
- The Ladykillers ... (Original Film Writer)
1986
- Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios as Interviewee
1974
- Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks ... (Screenplay)
1970
- The Secret of Santa Vittoria ... (Screenplay)
1967
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner ... (Writer)
- The Flim-Flam Man ... (Screenplay)
1966
- The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! ... (Screenplay)
- Island Splendor ... (Writer)
1963
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ... (Screenplay)
1958
- Davy ... (Screenplay)
1957
- The Man in the Sky ... (Screenplay)
- The Smallest Show on Earth ... (Screenplay)
1955
- The Ladykillers ... (Screenplay)
- Touch and Go ... (Screenplay)
1954
- The 'Maggie' ... (Screenplay)
1953
- Genevieve ... (Story)
1952
- Gift Horse ... (Adaptation)
- Bachelor in Paris ... (Story)
1951
- I'll Get You for This ... (Screenplay)
1950
- My Daughter Joy ... (Screenplay)
1949
- Once a Jolly Swagman ... (Screenplay)
1948
- Esther Waters ... (Screenplay)