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name: "Kenneth Ross"
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roles: ["Screenwriter"]
born: "16 September 1941"
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# Kenneth Ross

Screenwriter. Born 16 September 1941 in London, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Screenwriter
- **Born:** 16 September 1941, London, England

## Biography

Kenneth Ross is a Scottish-American screenwriter. He wrote the screenplay for the 1973 film *The Day of the Jackal*, directed by Fred Zinnemann.

His other credits include the screenplays for *The Odessa File* (1974), *Black Sunday* (1977) and *The Fourth War* (1990). He also provided English dialogue for *Brother Sun, Sister Moon* (1972) and contributed to the 1997 film *The Jackal*. Ross was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay for *The Day of the Jackal*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), Fi1m 84, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)

## Also known for

- *The Jackal* (1997), Original Film Writer
- *The Odessa File* (1974), Screenplay
- *Black Sunday* (1977), Screenplay
- *Brother Sun, Sister Moon* (1972), Screenplay
- *The Fourth War* (1990), Screenplay

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