![]() Weiler wrote in The New York Times that it was ''difficult to recall a more incisively revealing'' courtroom drama, adding that the film ''clearly mirrors the mind and heart of a variety of citizens in our town.'' When the film version of ''Twelve Angry Men'' opened, A. Marshall and Robert Reed, who took on morally complex cases, sometimes involving the issues of abortion, euthanasia and blacklisting. ![]() Rose also won Emmy Awards for ''The Defenders,'' a series about a father-and-son lawyer team, portrayed by E. The movie was also nominated for best picture. He received a nomination for an Academy Award in 1957 for the screenplay of the film version, which he produced with Henry Fonda, who was also the star. The script had ''the most intricate plot of anything I've ever written,'' he said. ![]() ![]() He won an Emmy Award in 1954 for best written dramatic material for the original television version of ''Twelve Angry Men,'' about one man swaying a jury debating the fate of a young man charged with killing his father. Rose stood out among writers in television's golden age for his willingness to tackle social and political issues. Reginald Rose, the television playwright best known for writing and co-producing the movie ''Twelve Angry Men,'' died Friday at a hospital in Norwalk, Conn. ![]()
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