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Reginald Rose (1920–2002)

Writer | Producer

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Born in Manhattan, attended City College from 1937 to 1938. Served in the Army, 1942-1946, attaining rank of first lieutenant. Started writing for television in 1951 for CBS, and eventually worked for all three major networks. See more trivia »

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in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 81) in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
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2010 Douze hommes en colère (TV movie) (play)
 
2007 Boston Legal (TV series)
– Son of the Defender (2007) ("The Defender" clips - uncredited)
 
1998 The Defenders: Taking the First (TV movie) (television series Defenders)
 
1997 12 Angry Men (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1987 Escape from Sobibor (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1986 My Two Loves (TV movie)
 
1985 Wild Geese II (screenplay)
 
1982 The Final Option (screenplay)
 
1982 Tolv edsvorne menn (TV movie) (play)
 
1982 The Rules of Marriage (TV movie)
 
1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway? (screenplay)
 
1980 The Sea Wolves (screenplay)
 
1979 Studs Lonigan (TV mini-series)
 
1978 Somebody Killed Her Husband (writer)
 
1978 The Wild Geese (screenplay)
 
1977 The Four of Us (TV movie)
 
1977 Sacco e Vanzetti (TV mini-series) (story)
 
1974 The Zoo Gang (TV series)
– The Twisted Cross (1974) (developer)
– The Counterfeit Trap (1974) (developer)
– The Lion Hunt (1974) (developer)
– African Misfire (1974) (developer)
– Revenge: Post Dated (1974) (writer)
 
1973 Estudio 1 (TV series)
– Doce hombres sin piedad (1973) (play)
 
1973 Doze Homens em Conflito (TV movie) (play)
 
1971 Au théâtre ce soir (TV series)
– Douze hommes en colère (1971) (play)
 
1971 Des amis très chers (TV movie) (play)
 
1970 A Quiet Game of Cards (TV movie) (play)
 
1970 Die lieben Freunde (TV movie)
 
1969 Cudesan svet Horasa Forda (TV movie)
 
1968 Prica o Saku i Vancetiju (TV movie)
 
1967 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
– Dear Friends (1967) (writer)
 
1967 Stranger on the Run (TV movie) (story)
 
1967 Tragödie in einer Wohnwagenstadt (TV movie) (novel 'Tragedy in a Temporary Town')
 
1967 Entscheidung (TV movie) (play)
 
1966 De zaak Sacco en Vanzetti (TV movie)
 
1966 Twaalf gezworenen (TV movie)
 
1965 Oluja na ulici (TV movie)
 
1961-1965 The Defenders (TV series)
– Only a Child (1965) (creator)
– The Bum's Rush (1965) (creator)
– The Prosecutor (1965) (creator)
– Youths and Maidens on an Evening Walk (1965) (creator)
– A Matter of Law and Disorder (1965) (creator)
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1963 Die zwölf Geschworenen (TV movie) (play "Twelve Angry Men")
 
1963 Der Fall Sacco und Vanzetti (TV movie) (play)
 
1963 Kaksitoista valamiestä (TV movie) (story "12 Angry Men")
 
1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
– The Incredible World of Horace Ford (1963) (written by)
 
1963 Suspense (TV series)
– Thunder on Sycamore Street (1963) (writer)
 
1963 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
– The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners (1963) (writer)
 
1962 Die Feuertreppe (TV movie) (play)
 
1961 Das Kartenspiel (TV movie)
 
1961 Zo'n rustige straat (TV movie) (story "Thunder on Sycamore Street")
 
1961 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
– Drama '61: The Cruel Day (1961) (writer)
 
1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
– Black Monday (1961) (writer)
 
1961 Gran teatro (TV series)
– Doce Hombres Sin Piedad (1961)
 
1960 Ukkosta Jalavakadulla (TV movie) (story "Thunder on Sycamore Street")
 
1959-1960 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
– The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 2 (1960) (writer)
– The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1 (1960) (writer)
– A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt on Her Diamond Jubilee (1959) (writer)
 
1959-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– The Cruel Day (1960) (writer)
– A Marriage of Strangers (1959) (writer)
– A Quiet Game of Cards (1959) (writer)
 
1959 Oväder på Sycamore street (TV movie) (TV play)
 
1959 The Man in the Net (writer)
 
1959 Straße der Gerechten (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1958 Man of the West (screenplay)
 
1958 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Tragedy in a Temporary Town (1958) (writer)
 
1957 TV de Vanguarda (TV series)
– Episode #6.20 (1957)
– O Pequeno Incidente (1957)
– Tempestade na Rua Sylcamore (1957)
– Doze Homens Furiosos (1957)
 
1957 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Thunder on Sycamore Street (1957) (writer)
 
1957 Dino (teleplay)
 
1957 12 Angry Men (story and screenplay)
 
1952-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Defender: Part 2 (1957) (written by)
– The Defender: Part 1 (1957) (written by)
– Dino (1956) (written especially for Studio One by)
– Three Empty Rooms (1955) (writer)
– The Incredible World of Horace Ford (1955) (writer)
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1956 Crime in the Streets (story and screenplay)
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
– Tragedy in a Temporary Town (1956) (writer)
 
1955 Three Empty Rooms (TV movie)
 
1955 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– The Expendable House (1955) (writer)
 
1955 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
– Crime in the Streets (1955) (writer)
 
1953-1954 Danger (TV series)
– Night of Reckoning (1954) (written by)
– A Name for Baby (1953) (written by)
– Missing Night (1953) (written by)
– Operation Nightmare (1953) (writer)
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
– The Enormous Radio (1953) (written by)
 
1951 Out There (TV series)
– The Bus to Nowhere (1951) (written by)
 
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1957 12 Angry Men (producer)
 
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1999 The 14th TV Academy Hall of Fame (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
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1962 The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama
 

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Studio One in Hollywood: Season 6: Episode 17 -- This teleplay concerns an invitation by some of the schoolchildren of Carson Corners to their parents to attend a trial of their school caretaker who is accused of murdering a student. The cast includes John Becher, Doreen Lang and Robert Lieb. Studio One in Hollywood: Season 7: Episode 8 -- This program, based on the writings of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, is about the slow growth of habits and attitudes which has made us free men. The cast includes Bruce Marshall, Ethel Everett and Sandy Kenyon. Studio One in Hollywood: Season 7: Episode 1 -- This celebrated, multiple Emmy Award-winning teleplay was born out of playwright Reginald Rose’s own experiences on a jury judging the charge of manslaughter. A pinnacle of early television productions, the cast features Robert Cummings, Edward Arnold, No
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1964) Stage: His play, "12 Angry Men," was performed at the Queen's Theatre in London, England, with Leo Genn, Walter Fitzgerald, Robert Urquhart and Arnold Ridley in the cast. See more »

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Personal Quote:

[about his inspiration for 12 Angry Men] 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... See more »

Trivia:

Born in Manhattan, attended City College from 1937 to 1938. Served in the Army, 1942-1946, attaining rank of first lieutenant. Started writing for television in 1951 for CBS, and eventually worked for all three major networks. See more »

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