---
name: "William Rose"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-rose-21008"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "12 December 1914"
died: "10 February 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T04:44:12.150868+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# William Rose

Writer. Born 12 December 1914 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA. Died 10 February 1987.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 12 December 1914, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
- **Died:** 10 February 1987
- **Active:** 1966–1967
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 3 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rose_(screenwriter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q506048, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0741740/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21008

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Guess Who's Coming to Dinner*](https://film.one/film/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner.md) (70)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!*](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md) (70)

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## On Fi1m (2)

- *Guess Who's Coming to Dinner* (1967), Fi1m 70, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner.md)
- *The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!* (1966), Fi1m 70, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dhamaal* (2007), Original Story
- *The Ladykillers* (2004), Original Film Writer
- *Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios* (1986), as Interviewee
- *Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks* (1974), Screenplay
- *The Secret of Santa Vittoria* (1970), Screenplay
- *Guess Who's Coming to Dinner* (1967), Writer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner.md)
- *The Flim-Flam Man* (1967), Screenplay
- *The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!* (1966), Screenplay — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md)
- *Island Splendor* (1966), Writer
- *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963), Screenplay, Story
- *Davy* (1958), Screenplay
- *The Smallest Show on Earth* (1957), Screenplay
- *The Man in the Sky* (1957), Screenplay, Story
- *The Ladykillers* (1955), Screenplay, Story
- *Touch and Go* (1955), Screenplay
- *The 'Maggie'* (1954), Screenplay
- *Genevieve* (1953), Story, Screenplay
- *Gift Horse* (1952), Adaptation
- *Song of Paris* (1952), Story
- *I'll Get You for This* (1951), Screenplay
- *My Daughter Joy* (1950), Screenplay
- *Once a Jolly Swagman* (1949), Screenplay
- *Esther Waters* (1948), Screenplay

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 3 nominated

- 1968: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (won), for *Guess Who's Coming to Dinner*
- 1967: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming*
- 1957: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *The Ladykillers*
- 1955: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Genevieve*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 1956: Best British Screenplay (won), for *The Ladykillers*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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