Michael "Mickey" Rose (May 20, 1935 – April 7, 2013) was an American comedy writer and screenwriter.

Life and career

Rose was born in

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, and spent his childhood there and in Crown Heights in the same borough of New York City,Douglas Marti
"Mickey Rose, TV Writer and Woody Allen Collaborator, Dies at 77"
''New York Times'', 13 April 2013 and was raised by a single mother Sylvia Subin, his father having deserted the family by the time he was born. He and

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(then known as Allan Stewart Königsberg), first met at their high school, and became close friends, frequently skipping school, and playing jazz and baseball together. They matriculated at

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, from which Rose earned a bachelor's degree in film, although Allen dropped out. The two remained friends for the remainder of Rose's life. Rose's earliest material was for the ventriloquist

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in her act with the sock-puppet Lamb Chop.Sean Fitz-Geral
"Mickey Rose, Co-Writer of ‘Bananas,’ Dies at 77"
''Variety'', 13 April 2013 After Allen had become a stand-up comedian, Rose co-wrote "The Moose" routine with him.Michael Barri

''The Huffington Post'', 15 April 2013 Around this time, they collaborated with others on the English adaptation of a Japanese spy film, which was turned into '' What's Up, Tiger Lily?'' (1966), Allen's first film as director. Later the two men collaborated on Allen's comedies ''

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'' (1969) and ''

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''. After early work with Allen, Rose was a TV comedy writer, working for comedians such as

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, while he was the host of ''

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'',

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(''

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'', 1973) and

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(1963). He also wrote for the

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and ''

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''. His other screenplays for films were for '' I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?'' (1975) and ''

Student Bodies ''Student Bodies'' is a 1981 American parody slasher comedy film written and directed by Mickey Rose. A spoof of slasher horror films such as ''Halloween'', '' Friday the 13th'' and '' Prom Night'', ''Student Bodies'' was the first film to s ...

'' (1981); he also directed the latter. Rose was married to Judy Wolf from 1963 until her death in 2003; they were introduced by Allen and his first wife, Harlene Rosen. Allen was Rose's best man at the couple's wedding. Rose, with his wife and children, had relocated to the West Coast, settling in

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in 1970, and Rose died on 7 April 2013 at his home in

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, California from

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. He was survived by a daughter, son, and two grandchildren. His son Quincy Rose is also a writer and filmmaker. IMDb

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Mickey 1935 births 2013 deaths American male screenwriters Deaths from colorectal cancer in California