Robert Rossen(1908-1966)

Writer
Director
Producer

The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.

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All the King's Men (1949)

Robert Rossen was born on 16 March 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Hustler (1961), All the King's Men (1949) and Alexander the Great (1956). He was previously married to Sarah (Sue) Siegel. He died on 18 February 1966 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Nominated for 5 Oscars
- 7 wins & 10 nominations total

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Ellen Drew, Evelyn Keyes, and Robert Rossen in Johnny O'Clock (1947)

John Garfield, James Wong Howe, and Robert Rossen in Body and Soul (1947)

Known for

The Hustler

8.0

Writer

1961

All the King's Men

7.4

Writer

1949

Alexander the Great

5.8

Writer

1956

Lilith

6.8

Writer

1964

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Sarah & Eddie
- Writer
- Short
- 2015
Lilith
- screenplay
- 1964
The Cool World
- play
- 1963
Billy Budd
- screenplay (uncredited)
- 1962
The Hustler
- screenplay
- 1961
They Came to Cordura
- screenplay
- 1959
Alexander the Great
- written by
- 1956
Mambo
- Writer
- 1954
All the King's Men
- written for the screen by
- 1949
The Accused
- contract writer (uncredited)
- 1949
Desert Fury
- screenplay
- 1947
Johnny O'Clock
- screen play
- 1947
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
- screenplay
- 1946
A Walk in the Sun
- screenplay by
- 1945
Rhapsody in Blue
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1945

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Height
- 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
Born
- March 16, 1908
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- February 18, 1966
- New York City, New York, USA(coronary occlusion)
Spouse
- Sarah (Sue) SiegelJuly 4, 1935 - February 18, 1966 (his death, 3 children)
Children
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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- 2 Print Biographies
- 1 Article

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Was a member of the Communist Party from 1937 to 1945. He was blacklisted by HUAC, 1951-53, after refusing to name names, after being subpoenaed. In 1953, he relented to save his career and implicated 57 people as having had communist affiliations. As a result of his cooperation, he was permitted to work again, though he did not return to Hollywood.

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[on his break with communism and his decision to name names] I didn't think, after two years of thinking, that any one individual can indulge himself in the luxury of individual morality or pit it against what I feel today very strongly is the security and safety of this nation.