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Reginald Rose(December 10, 1920 – April 19, 2002) was an American screenwriter. He wrote about controversial social and political issues. Hisrealisticapproach was particularly influential in the anthology programs of the 1950s.
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Born | Manhattan,New York City, U.S. | December 10, 1920
Died | April 19, 2002 Norwalk, Connecticut,U.S. | (aged 81)
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 1951–1987 |
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Children | 6 |
Rose was born and raised inManhattan.He was best known for his courtroom dramaTwelve Angry Men,exploring the members of a jury in a murder trial. It was adapted for afilm of the same name,directed bySidney Lumetand released in 1957.
Early years
editReginald Rose was born in Manhattan on December 10, 1920,[1]the son of Alice (née Obendorfer) and William Rose, a lawyer.[citation needed]Rose attended Townsend Harris High School and briefly attendedCity College(now part of theCity University of New York). He served in theU.S. Armyduring World War II, from 1942–46, where he was promoted to first lieutenant.[2]
Rose began trying to write when he was 15 years old and living inHarlem,but he said, "I didn't make it until I was 30."[3]In the interim, he worked as an ad agency's copywriter, a publicist for Warner Bros,[3]a window washer, a clerk, and a counselor at a camp.[4]
Television
editHe soldBus to Nowhere,his first teleplay, in 1951 to the live dramatic anthology programStudio One.[5]They bought his play,Twelve Angry Men,four years later. This latter drama, set entirely in a room where a jury is deliberating the fate of a teenage boy accused of murder, was inspired by Rose's service on a similar trial. The play later was adapted as the 1957film of the same name,directed bySidney Lumet.
Rose said about his own jury service: "It was such an impressive, solemn setting in a great big wood-paneled courtroom, with a silver-haired judge, it knocked me out. I was overwhelmed. I was on a jury for a manslaughter case, and we got into this terrific, furious, eight-hour argument in the jury room. I was writing one-hour dramas forStudio Onethen, and I thought, wow, what a setting for a drama. "[1]
Rose received anEmmyfor his teleplayTwelve Angry Menand anOscarnomination for its 1957 feature-length film adaptation. From 1950 to 1960, Rose wrote for all three of the major broadcast networks. In 1961 he created and wrote forThe Defenders.The weekly courtroom drama was spun off from one of Rose's episodes ofStudio One.The Defenderswon two Emmy awards for his dramatic writing.[1]
Rose co-wrote the 1986 TV movieMy Two Loves,starringMariette HartleyandLynn Redgrave.
Twilight Zone
editHis teleplay "The Incredible World of Horace Ford"was the basis fora 1963 episodeof the television seriesThe Twilight Zone.It starredPat Hingle,Nan Martin,andRuth White.The episode was broadcast on CBS on April 18, 1963, as Episode 15 of Season Four. The theme was how individuals glorify the past by repressing and exercising censorship of the negative aspects: we remember the good while we forget the bad. The teleplay had originally been produced in 1955 as aStudio Oneepisode.
Films
editRose wrote screenplays for many dramas, beginning withCrime in the Streets(1956), an adaptation of his 1955 teleplay forThe Elgin Hour.He made four movies with British producerEuan Lloyd:The Wild Geese,The Sea Wolves,Who Dares WinsandWild Geese II.
Personal life and death
editRose married Barbara Langbart in 1943, with whom he had four children. After they divorced, he married Ellen McLaughlin (not the playwright and actress) in 1963, with whom he had two children.[2]
Rose died on April 19, 2002, in aNorwalk, Connecticut,hospital, aged 81.[1]The cause of death was complications of heart failure.[2]
Papers
editRose's papers are housed in theWisconsin Historical SocietyArchives at theWisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research.The collection includes "variant drafts of scripts, correspondence, clippings, and production information".[6]Films and tape recordings are included in addition to printed documents.[6]Columbia University Librariesalso have scripts, "cast lists, shooting schedules, and allied notes and papers" related toThe Defenders.The material is housed in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library.[7]
Plays
edit- The Porcelain Year(1950)
- Twelve Angry Men(1954)
- Sacco-Vanzetti Story(1960)
- Black Monday(1962)
- Dear Friends(1968)
- This Agony, This Triumph(1972)
References
edit- ^abcdKelley, Tina (April 21, 2002)."Reginald Rose, 81, TV Writer Noted for 'Twelve Angry Men'".The New York Times.p. 40.RetrievedAugust 25,2022.
- ^abcObituaries in the Performing Arts, 2002: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture.2008-10-24.ISBN9780786452071.
- ^abBowman, Pierre (July 30, 1980)."He's Reginald Rose, the legendary TV dramatist".The Honolulu Advertiser.p. 31.RetrievedAugust 25,2022– viaNewspapers.
- ^McManus, Margaret (August 27, 1961)."Rose Offering One for TV, Two for Stage".The Virginian-Pilot.Virginia, Norfolk. p. F-4.RetrievedAugust 25,2022– viaNewspapers.
- ^Buchanan, Jason."Reginald Rose".AllMovie.Archivedfrom the original on November 19, 2021.RetrievedAugust 25,2022.
- ^ab"Reginald Rose Papers, 1952-1979".Wisconsin Historical Society.University of Wisconsin Digital Collections.Archivedfrom the original on May 5, 2019.RetrievedAugust 25,2022.
- ^"The Defenders scripts and papers, 1960-1965".Columbia University Libraries.Archivedfrom the original on June 26, 2010.RetrievedAugust 25,2022.
External links
edit- Reginald RoseArchived2006-04-23 at theWayback Machineat theMuseum of Broadcast Communications
- Reginald Rose PapersArchived2013-12-10 atarchive.todayat theWisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
- Reginald RoseatIMDb