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Robert Pirosh was an American screenwriter and film director who won an Oscar for Battleground, a film based on his World War II experiences. He also wrote for many classic comedies and TV shows, such as The Wizard of Oz, A Night at the Opera, and Combat!
Mar 13, 2012 · Robert Pirosh was a New York copywriter who quit his job and moved to Hollywood in 1934 to become a screenwriter. He wrote a witty and original letter to introduce himself and his love for words, which landed him a job at MGM.
Robert Pirosh (1910-1989) was a versatile Hollywood writer and director who won an Oscar for his screenplay of Battleground (1949). He also wrote and directed comedies, war films, and TV shows, and was a friend of Groucho Marx.
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Robert Pirosh was a versatile Hollywood writer and director who won an Oscar for Battleground (1949), based on his WWII experience. He also wrote for The Marx Brothers, Laramie and Combat!
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Nov 26, 2023 · A New York copywriter by the name of Robert Pirosh quit his well-paid job and headed for Hollywood in 1934, determined to begin the career of his dreams as a screenwriter. When he arrived, he gathered the names and addresses of as many directors, producers and studio executives as he could find and sent them what is surely one of the greatest, most effective cover letters ever to be written — a letter which secured him three interviews, one of which led to his job as a junior writer at MGM.
Dec 31, 1989 · Robert Pirosh, who won a 1949 Academy Award for his World War II screenplay ''Battleground'' and who helped write the Marx Brothers classic ''A Day at the Races,'' died of heart failure last Monday.
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May 30, 2019 · Undeterred, Schary enlisted the help of experienced screenwriter Robert Pirosh. The two began work on the project, disguised under the name Prelude to Love so that no one would suspect their true motives. Early on, Schary and Pirosh settled on the Siege of Bastogne as the setting for the movie.
