Rose, William

William Arthur Rose was born on December 12, 1914 in Jefferson City , USA . In 1939, after the outbreak of World War II, he went to Canada and fought as a volunteer in , and was stationed at bases in Scotland and Europe . After the war ended, Rose settled in the UK , where he began working as a screenwriter and married the Englishwoman Tania Price , with whom he later worked on scripts. They divorced in the 1960s, the couple had two children.

Rose adapted to British culture and wrote the scripts for several successful British comedies, including the movie Genevieve (1953). He became a working partner of director Alexander Mackendrick , with whom he worked on the films “ ” (1954) and “ Soak the Old Woman ” (1955). He also wrote screenplays for Hollywood films, was nominated for an Oscar several times, and won an award for best original screenplay for the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? "(1967). In addition, Rose won the U.S. Scriptwriters Guild Award for the film “ Russians Are Coming! Russians are coming! "(1966). In 1973, his life achievements were awarded . In the 1970s, he had a short relationship with Katherine Hepburn .

Rose died on February 10, 1987 on the island of Jersey , UK, at the age of 72. He is buried in the clubhouse of St. Clement's Parish Church in Jersey. His ex-wife Tanya died in 2015 at the age of 95. ^{[5] [6]}