Aaron Rosenberg
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College | USC (1931–1933) |
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College Football Hall of Fame (1966) |
Aaron "Rosy" Rosenberg (August 26, 1912 – September 1, 1979) was a two-time All-American college football player, and a film and television producer with more than 60 credits.[1] He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture for Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) starring Marlon Brando.
Football career
Born in
He then majored in journalism at the
He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966, and the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.[8][6] In 2010 he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[4]
Film career
Following his college career, he became an apprentice at
He spent five years at
He returned to Universal in 1969[10] where he made his last feature film, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973). He retired after producing Reflections of Murder for television in 1974.
Director Budd Boetticher, who made Red Ball Express (1952) and The Man from the Alamo (1953) with Rosenberg, later called Rosenberg his "favorite producer of all time because he was so damn honest.… He and I had a lot of arguments because we both wanted to make better pictures than Universal wanted us to make."[11]
Personal life
He had a son and three stepchildren.[10]
Death
He died at age 67 in Torrance Memorial Hospital on September 1, 1979, after an extended illness.[10][2]
References
- ^ a b Robert Slater (2000). Great Jews in Sports
- ^ a b c d e Richard J. Shmelter (2014). "Aaron Rosenberg", The USC Trojans Football Encyclopedia.
- ^ Morris Weiner (November 26, 1937). "ALL-AMERICAN "11" NAMED BY JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY". Jewish Post.
- ^ a b c d e "AARON ROSENBERG; Football- 2010". Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ "TO ATTEND JANUARY 7 HONORS LUNCHEON," NCAA News.
- ^ a b c "USC Football: The Top 50 Players in School History". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "1931 College Football National Championship". tiptop25.com.
- ^ a b c "Aaron Rosenberg (1966) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation.
- ^ "Sport: All-America". Time. January 1, 1934 – via content.time.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Obituaries". Variety. September 12, 1979. p. 114.
- ^ Axmaker, Sean (February 7, 2006). "Ride Lonesome: The Career of Budd Boetticher". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
External links
- Aaron Rosenberg at IMDb
- Aaron Rosenberg at Find a Grave