Jack Rose
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Rose was an American screenwriter and producer born on November 4, 1911, in Warsaw, Russian Empire, and died on October 21, 1995, in Los Angeles, California. Rose began writing gags for Milton Berle and radio lines for Bob Hope before moving to screenplays. His first was 1943's Road to Rio starring Hope and Bing Crosby. In 1955, Rose produced the Hope film The Seven Little Foys, co-written and directed by his frequent collaborator Melville Shavelson. He also wrote and produced a 1962 Dean Martin romantic comedy, Who's Got the Action? Rose was nominated for Academy Awards three times for The Seven Little Foys, 1958's Houseboat, and 1973's A Touch of Class.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1911-11-04 · Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
- Died
- 1995-10-21
Known for
- The Great Muppet Caper (1981) — Writer
- Houseboat (1958) — Producer
- It Started in Naples (1960) — Screenplay
- The Paleface (1948) — Additional Dialogue
- A Touch of Class (1973) — Writer
- My Favorite Brunette (1947) — Screenplay
- Room for One More (1952) — Screenplay
- The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976) — Writer
- Road to Rio (1947) — Writer
- It's a Great Feeling (1949) — Writer
- Living It Up (1954) — Screenplay
- On Moonlight Bay (1951) — Screenplay
- The Five Pennies (1959) — Screenplay
- Trouble Along the Way (1953) — Screenplay
- On the Double (1961) — Producer
- Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) — Screenplay