![]() ![]() In 1997 the play was filmed for Showtime. The stageplay was first produced in 1964 with revised versions in 19. The strength of the teleplay led to Heny Fonda co-producing the screenplay with Rose in 1957. ![]() In fact, Twelve Angry Men was originally written by Rose as a one-hour teleplay for Studio One. His realism helped create the slice-of-life television drama which was influential in the anthology programs of the late 1950s. Most widely known for work in the early years of television drama, Rose became known for his themes of controversial social and political issues. He was married twice the first time to Barbara Langbert, with whom he had four children, and then to Ellen McLaughlin, with whom he had two children. Inspired by Pearl Harbor, Rose registered and served in the Armed Forces (1942–1946) earning the rank of first lieutenant. He briefly attended City College (now part of the University of New York). Rose attended Townsend High School in Manhattan, where his writing skills were fostered. He would pen Twelve Angry Men four years later. Rose began writing when he was a teenager, and sold his first piece, The Bus to Nowhere in 1950. In fact, he was serving on a jury and sitting in the jury room when he felt the small space would make a riveting setting for a stage play or a screenplay. ![]() He drew from New York many of the characters for his stories, screenplays, and stage plays. ![]() Reginald Rose, playwright of Twelve Angry Men, was born in 1920 and raised in New York City, the son of William (a lawyer) and Alice (Obendorfer) Rose. ![]()
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