Biography for
Reginald Rose

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Date of Birth

10 December 1920, New York, New York, USA

Date of Death

19 April 2002, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA (complications from heart failure)

Spouse

Ellen McLaughlin	(1963 - 19 April 2002) (his death) 2 children
Barbara Langbart	(1943 - ?) (divorced) 4 children

Trivia

Born in Manhattan, attended City College from 1937 to 1938. Served in the Army, 1942-46, attaining rank of first lieutenant. Started writing for television in 1951 for CBS, and eventually worked for all three major networks.

Personal Quotes

[about his inspiration for 12 Angry Men (1957)] It was such an impressive, solemn setting in a great big wood-paneled courtroom, with a silver-haired judge. It knocked me out. I was overwhelmed. I was on a jury for a manslaughter case, and we got into this terrific, furious, eight-hour argument in the jury room. I was writing one-hour dramas for "Studio One" (1948) then and I thought, "Wow, what a setting for a drama!"

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