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Robert Rossen

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Robert Rossen · Arts & Literature

What

Writer-director of All the King's Men and The Hustler

When

1908, New York City, USA — 1966, New York City, USA

Where

United States

Biography

Robert Rossen is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Writer-director of All the King's Men and The Hustler

How & why

Robert Rossen was an American screenwriter, director and producer who wrote and directed 'All the King's Men' (1949), winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, and 'The Hustler' (1961). A former Communist Party member, he was blacklisted before resuming his career. He was born into a Jewish family on New York's Lower East Side.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters

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Writer-director of All the King's Men and The Hustler

1949

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish screenwriters