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Richard Rosson

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Birth Date:
04.04.1893
Death date:
31.05.1953
Categories:
Actor, Film director
Nationality:
 american
Cemetery:
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles

Richard Rosson (April 4, 1893 – May 31, 1953) was an American film director and actor. As an actor, he was known for the nearly 100 films he was in during the silent era. As a director, he was a co-director of the 1932 film Scarface.

Career

Rosson's first directorial effort was the 1926 American black and white silent comedy film Fine Manners, initially directed by Lewis Milestone for Famous Players-Lasky/Paramount Pictures. After an argument with actress Gloria Swanson, Milestone walked off the set, leaving the film to be completed by Rosson, who had picked up directorial tricks while working as an assistant director to Allan Dwan. The success of the film, being Rosson's first directorial effort since he co-directed Her Father's Keeper in 1917 with his brother Arthur Rosson, won him a long-term contract with Famous Players-Lasky.

Personal life

Rosson was the younger brother of director Arthur Rosson, his younger sister Helene became a movie actress, and his younger brother Harold became a well known director of photography who won the first Academy Award for color cinematography. He died from suicide from carbon monoxide poisoning at his home in Pacific Palisades, California at the age of 60. He was married to silent film actress and model, Vera Sisson. On May 1, 1939, Rosson was arrested on a charge of espionage in Vienna, Austria, with his wife and two other British nationals, by the Gestapo, allegedly for filming military hardware. They were held in solitary confinement for 34 days and released.

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        Relation nameRelation typeBirth DateDeath dateDescription
        1Harold RossonHarold RossonBrother06.04.189506.09.1988
        2Arthur RossonArthur RossonBrother24.08.188617.06.1960
        3Helene RossonHelene RossonSister14.06.189705.05.1985
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        Queenie RossonSister24.02.188919.12.1978
        5Jean HarlowJean HarlowSister in-law03.03.191107.06.1937
        6Ashton DearholtAshton DearholtBrother in-law04.04.189427.04.1942
        7Paul MuniPaul MuniCoworker22.09.189525.08.1967
        8Theodore RobertsTheodore RobertsCoworker08.10.186114.12.1928
        9Betty CompsonBetty CompsonCoworker19.03.189718.04.1974
        10Randolph ScottRandolph ScottCoworker23.01.189802.03.1987
        11Lon ChaneyLon ChaneyCoworker01.04.188326.08.1930
        12Grant WithersGrant WithersCoworker17.01.190527.03.1959
        13James BrownJames BrownCoworker22.03.192011.04.1992
        14C. Henry GordonC. Henry GordonCoworker17.06.188303.12.1940
        15Robert TaylorRobert TaylorCoworker05.08.191108.06.1969
        16Lewis MilestoneLewis MilestoneCoworker30.09.189525.09.1980
        17Ben HechtBen HechtCoworker28.02.189418.04.1964
        18Karen MorleyKaren MorleyCoworker12.12.190908.03.2003
        19Boris KarloffBoris KarloffCoworker23.11.188702.02.1969
        20Howard HawksHoward HawksCoworker30.05.189626.12.1977
        21Howard  HughesHoward HughesCoworker24.12.190505.04.1976
        22Gloria SwansonGloria SwansonCoworker27.03.189904.04.1983

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