Arthur A. Ross
Arthur A. Ross (born February 4, 1920 in Chicago , Illinois , † November 11, 2008 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter .
Life
Ross worked as a screenwriter from the mid-1940s. In the 1950s he increasingly turned to television. In 1963 he received the Edgar Allan Poe Award for an episode of the Kraft Mystery Theater series .
For the screenplay for Brubaker he was nominated together with WD Richter for an Oscar in the category Best Original Screenplay in 1981.
His son Gary Ross , born in 1956, is also active as a screenwriter.
Filmography (selection)
- 1949: Drug Brigade (Port of New York)
- 1952: Okinawa
- 1953: The Stand at Apache River
- 1954: Creature from the Black Lagoon (Creature from the Black Lagoon)
- 1956: The Creature Walks Among Us
- 1959: The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
- 1960: Lord of the Three Worlds (The 3 Worlds of Gulliver)
- 1961: Harold Lloyd - Seldom Laughed Like This (World of Comedy)
- 1965: The Great Race (The Great Race)
- 1980: Brubaker
Web links
- Arthur A. Ross in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ross, Arthur A. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ross, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th February 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 2008 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , USA |