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Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 – February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almost three decades. His 1949 film All the King's Men won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, while Rossen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director.
Robert Rossen was a writer and director of films such as The Hustler, All the King's Men and Alexander the Great. He was a former communist who cooperated with HUAC and named names to end his blacklisting.
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Robert Rossen was an American writer and director whose career—although highlighted by a number of notable films, especially All the King’s Men (1949) and The Hustler (1961)—was damaged after he was blacklisted for initially refusing to testify (1951) before the House Un-American Activities.
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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.
Robert Rossen was a writer and director of films such as The Hustler and All the King's Men. He was a former Communist Party member who named names before HUAC and faced alcoholism and career struggles.
- March 16, 1908
- February 18, 1966
Sep 25, 2016 · 1. THE DIRECTOR HAD BEEN A POOL SHARK HIMSELF. Robert Rossen, born in 1908 to Russian-Jewish immigrants (his father was a rabbi), grew up in the tough ghettos of New York’s Lower East Side.
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Robert Rossen was an American screenwriter, director, and producer who made films such as All the King's Men, The Hustler, and Alexander the Great. He was a former Communist who was blacklisted by Hollywood and worked in Italy for a while.
