Director

Ruth Rose

Writing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 3241

IMDb ID: nm0741656

Known for: Writing

Born: January 16, 1896

Died: June 8, 1978

Age: 82

Place of birth: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1916 - 2024

Years active: 109

Average TMDB rating: 6.2

Wikidata: Q3453639

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Biography

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.

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