- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Arthur Rose
- Nickname
- Bill
- William Rose was born on August 31, 1918 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), The Ladykillers (1955) and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963). He was married to Tania Rose. He died on February 10, 1987 in Jersey, Channel Islands, UK.
- SpouseTania Rose(November 23, 1943 - September 2, 1970) (divorced, 1 child)
- An American from Missouri, he decided to volunteer for duty in World War II while his country was still neutral, journeying to Canada to join the Black Watch regiment. His service took him to England, where he decided to stay after war's end, spending his demobilization money on a course to train as a screenwriter in British films. He lived in the UK until the 1960s.
- Wrote five scripts for Ealing between 1954-57.
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