American screenwriter
Arthur A. Ross |
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Born | (1920-02-04)February 4, 1920
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Died | November 11, 2008(2008-11-11) (aged 88)
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Occupation | Screenwriter |
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Spouse | Gail Ross |
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Children | 2, Including Gary Ross |
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Arthur A. Ross (February 4, 1920 – November 11, 2008) was an American film and television screenwriter, best known for writing the Oscar-nominated script for Brubaker, The Great Race, and for co-writing Creature from the Black Lagoon with Harry Essex. He wrote numerous episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and won the Edgar Allan Poe award for Thanatos Palace Hotel episode. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was blacklisted in Hollywood during the Red Scare.[1] His son is writer, producer, and director Gary Ross.[1] His daughter is constitutional and Indigenous rights lawyer, Stephanie Ross.
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- David W. Rintels for "A Continual Roar of Musketry" (1970)
- Herb Bermann & Thomas Y. Drake & Jerrold Freedman & Bo May for "Par for the Course" (1971)
- Herman Miller for "King of the Mountain" (1972)
- Harlan Ellison for "Phoenix Without Ashes" (1973)
- Jim Byrnes for "Thirty a Month and Found" (1974)
- Stephen Kandel & Arthur Ross for "Prior Consent" (1975)
- Loring Mandel for "Crossing Fox River" (1976)
- Mark Rodgers for "Pressure Point" (1977)
- Seth Freeman for "Prisoner" (1978)
- Leon Tokatyan for "Vet" (1979)
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