William Rose

Born 1909

Rose was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1909. He lived in Oceanside, NY.

Rose went to the University of Pittsburgh, and then the Carnegie Institute where he earned a BA degree.

He was a member of the Art Students League where he exhibited in 1945 and 1946. He exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy in 1966.

He later became an illustrator for Collier's, Today's Woman, and This Week.

From the Achieves of American Art:

If Rose had done nothing more than movie posters for RKO, he'd be remembered. His movie assignments were for some of Hollywood's most important pictures, from film noir to musicals to horror. Despite doing a poster for Citizen Kane, this didn't prevent William Randolph Hearst from hiring Rose to do Hearst's American Weekly. Rose often contributed a painting a week, usually dealing with the famous and infamous of screen and stage, but also tackling historical and romantic subjects. Also worked for Collier's, Today's Woman, This Week. Paperback covers for Avon, Cardinal Editions, Dell, Perma Books, Pocket Books, and Pyramid.