Ross, Sam, 1912-

Sam Ross is a writer, Charlotte Rothstein Ross is his wife; California.

From the description of Sam and Charlotte Rothstein Ross interview, 1965 May 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220195995

Writer; Chicago, Ill.

From the description of Sam and Charlotte Ross radio scripts, 1938-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455777

Sam Ross (originally Rosen) was born Mar. 10, 1912 in Kiev, Russia; came to the US; BS in journalism, Northwestern Univ., 1934; member, Writers Guild of America; with Lee Loeb, wrote My house is your house, produced on Broadway in 1970; wrote screen adaptation of He ran all the way; wrote television episodes for Ben Casey, Rawhide, The FBI, Mannix, and others; published books include He ran all the way (1947), Someday, Boy (1948), The sidewalks are free (1950), Port unknown (1951), This, too, is love (1953), You belong to me (1955), The tight corner (1956), The hustlers (1956), Ready for the tiger (1964), Hang-up (1968), The fortune machine (1970), The golden box (1971), and Solomon's palace (1973); he died in 1998 in Laguna Hills, CA.

From the description of Papers, 1941-1992. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40352025

Sam Ross (b. 1912) is a writer, Charlotte Rothstein Ross is his wife; they live in California.

From the description of Oral history interview with Sam and Charlotte Rothstein Ross, 1965 May 10 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458412125

Biography

Sam Ross (originally Rosen) was born March 10, 1912 in Kiev, Russia; came to the U.S.; BS in journalism, Northwestern University, 1934; member, Writers Guild of America; with Lee Loeb, wrote My house is your house, produced on Broadway in 1970; wrote screen adaptation of He ran all the way ; wrote television episodes for Ben Casey, Rawhide, The FBI, Mannix, and others; published books include He ran all the way (1947), Someday, Boy (1948), The sidewalks are free (1950), Port unknown (1951), This, too, is love (1953), You belong to me (1955), The tight corner (1956), The hustlers (1956), Ready for the tiger (1964), Hang-up (1968), The fortune machine (1970), The golden box (1971), and Solomon's palace (1973); he died in 1998 in Laguna Hills, California.

From the guide to the Sam Ross Papers, 1941-1992, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

Sam Ross, born Samuel William Rosen on March 10, 1912, in Kiev, Russia, is a Chicago bred novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. His parents, Morris and Sophia Friedman Rosen, emigrated to Chicago's west side shortly after his birth. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1929 and took his B.S. in Journalism at Northwestern University in 1934. Ross died in 1998.

At Northwestern Ross swam for the varsity team and was an all-conference forward for the University's water polo squad. In his freshman year he pledged Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity and joined the Purple Minute Men, Northwestern's chapter of the American Red Cross Life Saving Corps. In 1932 he became a member of the Purple Key, and joined the Purple Claw in 1933.

Ross entered the United States Army in 1942, leaving it in 1943 to join the Merchant Marine, where he reached the rank of ensign. He published his first novel, He Ran All The Way, in 1947. In addition to fourteen published novels, Ross has written a play, My House Is Your House, the screenplay for He Ran All The Way starring John Garfield, and television episodes for “Ben Casey,” “Rawhide,” “Adventures In Paradise,” “Naked City,” “The FBI,” “Mannix,” and “Get Christie Love,” among others.

Chicago and Northwestern are the main settings for his latest novel, Windy City, published in 1979. The novel, written in a straightforward and fast-paced style, is largely autobiographical and considered one of his best works. Ross describes it as an extension of two earlier works, Someday, Boy and The Sidewalks Are Free .

From the guide to the Sam Ross (1912-1998) Papers, 1978-1979, (Northwestern University Archives)