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Director, Producer, Screenwriter Born: March 16, 1908 in New York City, NY Death: February 18, 1966 in New York City, NY Biography:American screenwriter, director, and producer "Robert Rossen", born Robert Rosen, was raised by Russian-Jewish immigrants in the often violent ghettos of the Lower East Side in New York. As a young man he was briefly a professional boxer before beginning his show business career as a director and playwright in stock and off-Broadway productions. Rossen was never a great playwright, though his socialist-oriented plays enjoyed some success. In 1936, after seeing his latest production, The Body Beautiful, close on Broadway after only four performances, Rossen signed a contract as a screenwriter with Warner Bros. He worked there, writing over ten features, for seven years and worked with directors such as "Lloyd Bacon" and "Mervyn LeRoy". His interest and affiliation with the Communist party greatly influenced his writing. By 1945, he had abandoned the party, but his early activities led to his being... Full Biography
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