Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
November 4, 1911
Died
October 21, 1995 (83 years old)
Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
Jack Rose
Biography
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Jack Rose was an American screenwriter and producer born on November 4, 1911, in Warsaw, Russian Empire, and died on October 21, 1995, in Los Angeles, California.
Rose began writing gags for Milton Berle and radio lines for Bob Hope before moving to screenplays. His first was 1943's Road to Rio starring Hope and Bing Crosby. In 1955, Rose produced the Hope film The Seven Little Foys, co-written and directed by his frequent collaborator Melville Shavelson. He also wrote and produced a 1962 Dean Martin romantic comedy, Who's Got the Action?
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Rose was nominated for Academy Awards three times for The Seven Little Foys, 1958's Houseboat, and 1973's A Touch of Class.
Known For
Writing
The Great Muppet Caper
Writer
1981
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Writer
1976
A Touch of Class
Writer
1973
Papa's Delicate Condition
Screenplay
1963
Who's Got the Action?
Screenplay, Producer
1962
On the Double
Writer, Producer
1961
It Started in Naples
Screenplay, Producer
1960
The Five Pennies
Screenplay, Producer
1959
Houseboat
Producer, Writer
1958
The Seven Little Foys
Writer, Producer
1955
Living It Up
Screenplay
1954
Trouble Along the Way
Screenplay
1953