William Rose (screenwriter)

Rose was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. He traveled to Canada after the 1939 outbreak of World War II and volunteered to fight with the Black Watch. After being stationed at bases in Scotland and Europe, Rose returned to live in Britain at war's end to work as a screenwriter, marrying an English woman, Tania Price, with whom he would later collaborate. His marriage to Tania did not last. After the couple separated/divorced, Tania returned to live in London in the autumn of 1967. She died in 2015, aged 95. In the 1970s, Rose had a brief relationship with actress Katharine Hepburn. Rose died in Jersey in 1987. He is buried in the Churchyard at St. Clement Parish Church, Jersey. ==Career==

Blessed with the ability to adapt to two distinct cultures, William Rose wrote a number of successful British comedies including Genevieve (1953). Rose became a working associate of American-born director Alexander Mackendrick, notably for his collaboration on The Maggie (US: High and Dry, 1954) and The Ladykillers (1955). Rose also won the Writers Guild of America award for Best Written American Comedy for The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966). In 1973, Rose's lifetime achievements were recognized by the Writers Guild of America with their Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement. ==Screenwriting awards==