Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Born in Jefferson City, Missouri. American-born writer who, from the late 1940s, wrote several quintessentially English comedies including GENEVIEVE (1953), THE MAGGIE (1954) and THE LADYKILLERS (1955). Rose returned to America in the late 1950s and wrote several entertaining Hollywood romps (IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD, 1963; THE FLIM-FLAM MAN, 1967; and THE SECRET OF SANTA VITTORIA, 1969), making a successful foray into drama with GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967).  Nominated for Writing (Story and Screenplay) 1954: GENEVIEVE  Nominated for Writing (Best Screenplay Original) 1956: THE LADY KILLERS  Nominated for Writing (Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) 1966: THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!  Writing (Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 1967: GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER 4 nominations, 1 Award