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Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men. By: Reginald Rose. Reginald Rose. Born Dec. 10, 1920; New York City Attended City College (N.Y.) 1937-1938; did not graduate U.S. Army- 1942-1946; 1st Lt. 1943, married; has 4 children; 2nd marriage, 1963; 2 more children First job: Warner Bros.- copy writer.

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Twelve Angry Men

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  1. Twelve Angry Men By: Reginald Rose

  2. Reginald Rose • Born Dec. 10, 1920; New York City • Attended City College (N.Y.) 1937-1938; did not graduate • U.S. Army- 1942-1946; 1st Lt. • 1943, married; has 4 children; 2nd marriage, 1963; 2 more children • First job: Warner Bros.- copy writer

  3. More Reginald Rose • Wrote short stories, novels; no luck selling until writing plays for tv • CBS bought first script- The Bus to Nowhere, aired 1951 • 1954- writes Twelve Angry Men: most famous work • Cont. writing t.v. scripts, plays, screenplays

  4. Still More Reginald Rose • Nominated 6 times; Won 3 Emmy Awards, including for Twelve Angry Men • Co-produced award winning movie version: Yes, we will watch it!! • Died April 19, 2002; Norwalk, CT

  5. The Play- Setting & Time Period • Inspired by Rose’s experience on jury duty; manslaughter trial, bitter arguing • The jury room of a New York Court of Law • Summer, 1957 • One very hot afternoon

  6. Plot Summary • 12 jurors locked in jury room • Must unanimously reach verdict in murder trial • During process: much anger, hatred, possible violence between jurors • After heated discussion, reach verdict • Verdict is ???????????????

  7. Themes • Triumph and fragility of justice • Overcoming class and race prejudice • Democracy and social responsibility • Courage- individual vs. group

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