- Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen (
March 16 ,1908 –February 18 ,1966 ) was an Americanscreenwriter ,film director , and producer who was blacklisted by theHollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s.In May 1953, Rossen appeared before the
House Un-American Activities Committee and named 47 people as Communists. According to the "New York Times ", he testified,I don't think any one individual can either indulge himself in the luxury of personal morality or put himself against what I feel today is the security and safety of the nation.
He was born in
New York City ,New York . Robert Rossen died at age 57 and is interred atWestchester Hills Cemetery inHastings-on-Hudson , New York.Works include
*"
They Won't Forget " (1937) (writer)
*"A Walk in the Sun " (1945) (screenwriter)
*"Johnny O'Clock " (1947) (director)
*"Body and Soul" (1947) (director)
*"All the King's Men" (1949) (writer, producer, director)
*"The Undercover Man " (1949) (producer)
*"Alexander the Great" (1956) (writer, producer, director)
*"The Hustler" (1961) (co-writer, producer, director)
*"Lilith" (1964) (writer, director)Rossen was nominated for
Academy Awards for Best Director for "All the King's Men" and "The Hustler".External links
*Imdb name|id=0744035|name=Robert Rossen
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