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Reginald Rose Biography (1920-2002)

Born December 10, 1920, in New York, NY; son of William (a lawyer) and Alice(Obendorfer) Rose; married Barbara Langbart, September 5, 1943 (marriage ended); married Ellen McLaughlin, July 6, 1963; children: (first marriage) Jonathan, Richard, Andrew and Steven (twins); (second marriage) Thomas, Christopher. Addresses: Office: Defender Productions, c/o David W. Katz & Co., East 40th St., New York, NY 10016.; Agent: Preferred Artists, 16633 VenturaBlvd., Suite 1421, Encino, CA 91436.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

screenwriter, playwright

Birth Details

December 10, 1920

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

April 19, 2002

Norwalk, Connecticut

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Producer
• (With Henry Fonda) Twelve Angry Men (also see below), United Artists, 1957.
• Credits; Television
• "The Bus to Nowhere," Out There, CBS, 1951.
• "Twelve Angry Men" (also see below), Studio One, CBS, 1954.
• "Thunder on Sycamore Street," Studio One, CBS, 1954.
• "The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners," Studio One, CBS, 1954.
• "Dino" (also see below), Studio One, CBS, 1954.
• "The Death and Life of Larry Benson," Studio One, CBS, 1954.
• "The Expendable House," Philco Television Playhouse-Goodyear Theater, NBC, 1955.
• "The Incredible World of Horace Ford," Studio One, CBS, 1955.
• "Crime in the Streets" (also see below), Elgin Hour, ABC, 1955.
• "Tragedy in a Temporary Town," Alcoa Hour-Goodyear Theater, NBC, 1956.
• "The Defender" (pilot for series The Defenders; also see below), Studio One, CBS, 1957.
• "A Quiet Game of Cards," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1959.
• "A Marriage of Strangers," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1959.
• "The Cruel Day," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1959.
• "The Sacco-Vanzetti Story" (also see below), Sunday Showcase, NBC,1960.
• (With others, and creator) The Defenders (series), CBS, 1961-65.
• "Dear Friends," CBS Playhouse, CBS, 1968.
• (And creator) The Zoo Gang (series), NBC, 1975.
• The Four of Us (pilot), ABC, 1977.
• Studs Lonigan (mini-series), NBC, 1979.
• The Rules of Marriage (movie), CBS, 1982.
• (With Rita Mae Brown) My Two Loves (movie), ABC, 1986.
• Escape from Sobibor (mini-series), CBS, 1987.
• Also author of television play Black Monday. Contributor of scripts to Philco Television Playhouse, Kraft Television Playhouse, and The Twilight Zone.
• Credits; Plays
• Black Monday, produced at Vandam Theatre, New York City, 1962.
• Twelve Angry Men, produced at Queen's Playhouse, London, England,1964.
• The Porcelain Year, produced at Locust Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, then Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT, both 1965.
• Dear Friends, produced in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1968, produced at Lakewood Little Theatre, Cleveland, OH, 1969.
• This Agony, This Triumph (based on "The Sacco-Vanzetti Story"), produced in California, 1972.
• Also author of Baxter!, 1973.
• Credits; Screenplays
• Crime in the Streets, Allied Artists, 1956.
• Twelve Angry Men, United Artists (UA), 1957.
• Dino, Allied Artists, 1957.
• Man of the West (based on the novel The Border Jumpers by Will C. Brown), UA, 1958.
• The Man in the Net (based on the novel Man in the Net by Patrick Quentin), UA, 1958.
• Baxter!, National General, 1972.
• The Wild Geese (based on the novel of the same title by Daniel Carney), Allied Artists, 1978.
• Somebody Killed Her Husband, Columbia, 1978.
• The Sea Wolves (based on the novel The Boarding Party by James Leasor), Paramount, 1981.
• (With Brian Clark) Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)/UA, 1981.
• The Final Option (based on the novel The Tiptoe Boys by George Markstein; also known as Who Dares Wins), MGM/UA, 1983.
• Wild Geese II (based on the novel The Square Circle by Carney), Universal, 1985.
• Credits; Other
• Six Television Plays, Simon & Schuster, 1957.
• The Thomas Book, Harcourt, 1972.

Further Reference

Books:

• Contemporary Authors, Volume 73, Glake, 1979, pp. 538-539.

Periodicals:

• AB Bookman's Weekly, October 17, 1977.
• Christian Science Monitor, December 4, 1967.
• Newark Evening News, December 3, 1967.
• New York Herald Tribune, June 1, 1960.
• New York Times, August 6, 1977.
• New York World Telegram and Sun, September 2, 1961.*