Ruth Rose
Writing
- Born
- January 16, 1896 · Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- June 8, 1978 (age 82)
Ruth Rose (January 16, 1896 – June 8, 1978) was an American screenwriter known for various adventure films produced by RKO Radio Pictures, including King Kong (1933), Son of Kong (1933), She (1935) and Mighty Joe Young (1949).
An academic writer and explorer before her career shift into film, she met her future husband, director Ernest B. Schoedsack, while on expedition through the Galapagos Islands in 1925; the couple would later marry in 1926 and collaborate on five films together during their time in Hollywood, remaining a couple until Rose's death at the age of 82 in 1978.
Known for
Behind the camera9
- 2005The Lost Spider Pit Sequence Screenplay
- 1998Mighty Joe Young Original Film Writer
- 1976King Kong Screenplay
- 1949Mighty Joe Young Screenplay
- 1935The Last Days of Pompeii Screenplay
- 1935She Dialogue, Adaptation, Continuity
- 1933The Son of Kong Story, Writer
- 1933Blind Adventure Writer
- 1933King Kong Screenplay