Russell Rouse(1913-1987)

Writer
Producer
Director

Russell Rouse was born on 20 November 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Well (1951), The Thief (1952) and Pillow Talk (1959). He was married to Beverly Michaels and Ethel Frank. He died on 2 October 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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The Well

7.2

Writer

1951

The Thief

6.7

Writer

1952

Pillow Talk

7.4

Writer

1959

Tightrope

8.1

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Writer

D.O.A.
6.1
- story by
- 1988
Color Me Dead
5.6
- screenplay
- 1969
The Oscar
5.2
- screenplay
- 1966
A House Is Not a Home
5.7
- screenplay
- 1964
Tightrope
8.1
TV Series
- creator
- written by
- 1959–1960
Pillow Talk
7.4
- story
- 1959
Thunder in the Sun
5.5
- writer
- 1959
House of Numbers
6.4
- screenplay
- 1957
The Fastest Gun Alive
7.1
- screenplay
- 1956
New York Confidential
7.0
- original screenplay
- 1955
Wicked Woman
6.7
- written for the screen by
- 1953
The Thief
6.7
- written for the screen by
- 1952
The Well
7.2
- written for the screen by
- 1951
The Great Plane Robbery
- story
- 1950
D.O.A.
7.2
- screenplay
- story and screenplay
- 1949

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Born
- November 20, 1913
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- October 2, 1987
- Los Angeles, California, USA(heart failure)
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Unsold pilot: Co-produced a pilot for a detective series called "The New Tightrope", an hour-long revised version of an earlier series on ABC and starred Mike Connors with Quinn K. Redeker as his co-star this time out.