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Ruth Rose

Born
Jan 16, 1896 · Aged 82
Died
Jun 8, 1978
Place of birth
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
2
TV credits
0

Biography

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.