Reginald Rose (1920-2002) · AuthorAuthor
Reginald Rose
1920-2002 · American television writer and screenwriter, author of Twelve Angry Men
About Reginald Rose
Reginald Rose (1920-2002) was an American television and screenwriter best known for socially engaged courtroom and civic dramas. His work for live television helped define the 1950s Golden Age of Television. Twelve Angry Men began as a teleplay and became an enduring stage and film drama about jury deliberation.
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Twelve Angry MenReginald Rose
1954 (teleplay) · Postwar Contemporary · Drama
Twelve Angry Men takes place almost entirely in a jury room after a murder trial. Twelve male jurors must decide whether a young defendant is guilty of killing his father; a guilty verdict will mean death.