Robert Rossen

@Film Director, Family and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Robert Rossen was an American film director, screenwriter and film producer American Film & Theater Personalities Directors T V & Movie Producers Writers Pisces Celebrities Robert Rossen was an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. His film, 'All the King's Men' won an Oscar for ‘Best Picture’ and he was nominated for 'Best Director’ for the same film. He was the writer of many strong and remarkable scripts which portrayed how individuals kept on battling the system and were ultimately destroyed by it. In a way it was his own story about how he had to fight his way to the top and how he got corrupted by an unethical system. Sometimes his idealistic ideas portrayed in the films bordered on naiveté, but his handling of most the films were simply superb. His last film was a pointer to the decay of values in the society. His later films were more realistic than idealistic. He could not finish his last project because of his sudden death. His last film was about the social and psychological problems that affected a group of people living in the Cape Kennedy area.

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Birthday: March 16, 1908 Died on: February 18, 1966 Nationality: American Famous: Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Film & Theater Personalities, Directors, T V & Movie Producers, Writers Spouses: Susan Siegal (1936-1966; his death) Childrens: Carol Eve Rossen, Ellen Rossen, Stephen Rossen Birth Place: New York City, New York, United States Information Detail Birthday March 16, 1908 Died on February 18, 1966 Nationality American Famous Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Film & Theater Personalities, Directors, T V & Movie Producers, Writers Spouses Susan Siegal (1936-1966; his death) Childrens Carol Eve Rossen, Ellen Rossen, Stephen Rossen Birth Place New York City, New York, United States Gender Male Sun Sign Pisces Born in New York City, New York, United States Famous as Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter Died at Age 57

New York City, New York, United States

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He married Susan Siegal in 1936 and had two daughters Carol and Ellen, and a son Steven with her. Unsplash Personal Life

Robert Rossen died on February 18, 1966 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA at the age of 57 only. His sudden death was caused by a series of illnesses from which he could not recover. Unsplash Personal Life

Robert Rossen was born in New York City on March 16, 1908. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His parents were Jewish immigrants from Russia and his father was a rabbi. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

The family was very poor and lived on the Lower East Side of New York City. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended the ‘New York University’ after finishing school. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Robert Rossen started out as a professional welterweight boxer but turned to writing scripts for stage plays. Unsplash Career

He started staging plays for ‘Washington Square Players’ and later on for the ‘Theater Guild’ during the 1920s. Unsplash Career

From 1930 to 1935 he worked as an actor, stage manager and finally a director of stage plays. Unsplash Career

He wrote and directed his first play ‘The Body Beautiful’ in 1935 which was a comedy about a naïve dancer. Unsplash Career

He became a screen writer for Warner Bros under contract in 1936 and worked for Mervyn Le Roy till 1945. Unsplash Career

In 1949 his film ‘All the King’s Men’ won an Academy Award for ‘Best Picture’. He was also nominated for ‘Best Director’. The film also won ‘Academy Awards’ for ‘Best Actor’ and ‘Best Supporting Actress’. He won the ‘Golden Globe Award’ for Best Director’ and ‘Best Picture’ for this film. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

In 1961 he received the award for ‘Best Direction’ from the ‘New York Film Critics’ for the film ‘The Hustler’. He also got a ‘Academy Award' nomination for 'Best Director’ for the film. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

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Birthday	March 16, 1908
Died on	February 18, 1966
Nationality	American
Famous	Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Film & Theater Personalities, Directors, T V & Movie Producers, Writers
Spouses	Susan Siegal (1936-1966; his death)
Childrens	Carol Eve Rossen, Ellen Rossen, Stephen Rossen
Birth Place	New York City, New York, United States
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Pisces
Born in	New York City, New York, United States
Famous as	Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Died at Age	57

Robert Rossen

American

Mar 16, 1908

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New York City, New York, United States