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Ruth Rose
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Ruth Rose

Born 16 January 1896 · Somerville, Massachusetts, USA · Died 8 June 1978

Ruth Rose (January 16, 1896 – June 8, 1978) was an American screenwriter known for various adventure films produced by RKO Radio Pictures, including King Kong (1933), Son of Kong (1933), She (1935) and Mighty Joe Young (1949). An academic writer and explorer before her career shift into film, she met her future husband, director Ernest B. Schoedsack, while on expedition through the Galapagos Islands in 1925; the couple would later marry in 1926 and collaborate on five films together during their time in Hollywood, remaining a couple until Rose's death at the age of 82 in 1978.

Known for

King Kong
King Kong
The Son of Kong
Mighty Joe Young
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
Blind Adventure
Diplomacy
The Lost Spider Pit Sequence
King Kong
Mighty Joe Young
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Son of Kong
Blind Adventure
King Kong
Diplomacy
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