Happy Birthday, Robert Rossen! Born today in 1908, this American screenwriter, film producer and film director's career spanned almost three decades.
Among his credits, Rossen is best known for directing the 1949 American black and white drama/film noir 'All the King's Men'.
The following year, it won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, while Rossen was nominated for an Oscar as Best Director. This occurred at the 22nd Academy Awards in late March 1950.
The following year, it won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, while Rossen was nominated for an Oscar as Best Director. This occurred at the 22nd Academy Awards in late March 1950.
'All the King's Men' had been based off of the eponymous 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning political fiction novel by American poet, novelist, and literary critic Robert Penn Warren. He was also one of the founders of New Criticism.
Rossen is also best known for co-writing, producing and directing the 1961 American CinemaScope black and white sport/drama film 'The Hustler'. The film was adapted for the screen from the eponymous 1959 fiction novel by American writer and short story writer Walter Tevis.
In 1997, the National Film Registry preserved 'The Hustler' as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
In 2001, 'All the King's Men' was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Rossen had been active from 1932–1963.
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