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Robert Rossen Facts
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born |
Mar 16, 1908 New York City, NY |
| Died |
Feb 18, 1966 Hollywood, CA |
| Age | Died at 57 |
| Total Facts | 6 |
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945." Pages 971-976. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
Directed 8 actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, Broderick Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, John Ireland, and John Garfield. Crawford and McCambridge won for All the King's Men (1949).
Ex-father-in-law of Hal Holbrook.
Father of Carol Eve Rossen, Ellen Rossen and Steven Rossen.
Originally refused to testify at the HUAC hearings (regarding the blacklist), but then admitted to being a member of the Communist Party in May, 1953, and named 57 others as well.
Robert Rossen is the grandfather of Daniel Rossen, singer and multi-instrumentalist for Brooklyn-based experimental band Grizzly Bear.