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Guy Trosper(1911-1963)

  • Writer
  • Producer
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Guy Trosper was born on 27 March 1911 in Lander, Wyoming, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) and Devil's Doorway (1950). He died on 19 December 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 27, 1911
DiedDecember 19, 1963(52)
BornMarch 27, 1911
DiedDecember 19, 1963(52)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 4 nominations total

Known for

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1965
"Birdman of Alcatraz" (Saul Bass Poster) 1962
Birdman of Alcatraz
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1962
Robert Taylor, Edgar Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Anthony Mann, James Mitchell, Nicholas Nayfack, Paula Raymond, and Marshall Thompson in Devil's Doorway (1950)
Devil's Doorway
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1950
The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
The Pride of St. Louis
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1952

Credits

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Writer

  • Son of the Mountains (1965)
    Son of the Mountains
    5.2
    • screenplay "One-Eyed Jacks" (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
    The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
    7.5
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • The Warden (1963)
    The Warden
    TV Movie
    • created by
    • written by (creator)
    • 1963
  • "Birdman of Alcatraz" (Saul Bass Poster) 1962
    Birdman of Alcatraz
    7.8
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Marlon Brando in One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
    One-Eyed Jacks
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1961
  • Susan Hayward and Jeff Chandler in Thunder in the Sun (1959)
    Thunder in the Sun
    5.5
    • story
    • 1959
  • Darby's Rangers (1958)
    Darby's Rangers
    6.3
    • written by
    • 1958
  • Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock (1957)
    Jailhouse Rock
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • Natalie Wood and Tab Hunter in The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
    The Girl He Left Behind
    5.2
    • screen play by
    • 1956
  • Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker in Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
    Many Rivers to Cross
    6.2
    • screen play by
    • 1955
  • The Americano (1955)
    The Americano
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • The Steel Cage (1954)
    The Steel Cage
    6.4
    • Writer (segment "Face, The")
    • 1954
  • The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
    The Pride of St. Louis
    6.5
    • story
    • 1952
  • Arlene Dahl, David Brian, Mercedes McCambridge, Paula Raymond, and Barry Sullivan in Inside Straight (1951)
    Inside Straight
    6.2
    • written by
    • 1951
  • Robert Taylor, Edgar Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Anthony Mann, James Mitchell, Nicholas Nayfack, Paula Raymond, and Marshall Thompson in Devil's Doorway (1950)
    Devil's Doorway
    7.2
    • written by
    • 1950

Producer

  • "Birdman of Alcatraz" (Saul Bass Poster) 1962
    Birdman of Alcatraz
    7.8
    • producer
    • 1962

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 27, 1911
    • Lander, Wyoming, USA
  • Died
    • December 19, 1963
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Story: "The Drifter" (filmed as Devil's Doorway (1950))

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Brother of Kathryn Trosper Popper, who was a 25-year-old personal assistant to Orson Welles when he cast her as a photographer in the closing scene of "Citizen Kane" and fed her the immortal line, "What's Rosebud?." She was 100 at her death in 2016 and believed to be the last surviving actor to have appeared in the film, which was released in 1941.

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