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
all 24
Movies 24
Writer 21
Screenplay 1
Original Story
Dhamaal (2007)
Movie
Writer
Guess Who (2005)
Movie
8
Original Film Writer
The Ladykillers (2004)
Movie
8
Interviewee
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (1986)
Movie
Screenplay
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1974)
Movie
6
Writer
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)
Movie
Writer
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Movie
4.67
Writer
The Flim-Flam Man (1967)
Movie
Writer
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
Movie
Writer
Island Splendor (1966)
Movie
Writer
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Movie
5.79
Writer
Davy (1958)
Movie
Writer
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Movie
Writer
The Man in the Sky (1957)
Movie
Writer
The Ladykillers (1955)
Movie
5.75
Writer
Touch and Go (1955)
Movie
6
Writer
The 'Maggie' (1954)
Movie
Writer
Genevieve (1953)
Movie
Writer
Gift Horse (1952)
Movie
6
Writer
Song of Paris (1952)
Movie
Writer
I'll Get You for This (1951)
Movie
Writer
My Daughter Joy (1950)
Movie
Writer
Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)
Movie
Writer
Esther Waters (1948)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.14
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1948
1953
1958
1958
2007
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1914-12-12
Deathday1987-02-10 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceJefferson City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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