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Fred Roos

American film producer (1934–2024)

PersonDied aged 89humanQ2675693

Born: May 22, 1934
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1.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: May 18, 2024
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1.“Fred Roos Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Godfather Part II’ Producer & Longtime Coppola Collaborator Was 89”deadline.com/2024/05/fred-roos-dead-francis-ford-coppola-godfather-producer-1235925291/Retrieved 2024-05-21
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Birthplace: Santa Monica
Place of death: Beverly Hills
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1.“Fred Roos Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Godfather Part II’ Producer & Longtime Coppola Collaborator Was 89”deadline.com/2024/05/fred-roos-dead-francis-ford-coppola-godfather-producer-1235925291/Retrieved 2024-05-21
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: film producer
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1.Stated in HOLLISid.lib.harvard.edu/alma/99156570868403941/catalogRetrieved 2023-02-13
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, screenwriter
Education: University of California, Los Angeles
, Hollywood High School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Frederick Ried Roos was an American film producer and casting director. He was best known for his contributions to the New Hollywood movement, particularly through his collaborations with director Francis Ford Coppola. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture for The Godfather: Part II (1974), with further nominations for The Conversation (1974) and Apocalypse Now (1979).

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FFlight to Fury1964 · 1964 film by Monte Hellman

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Fred
Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture(April 8, 1975) for work: The Godfather Part II · statement is subject of: 47th Academy Awards
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1.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975
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Nominations: Academy Award for Best Picture(February 25, 1980) for work: Apocalypse Now · statement is subject of: 52nd Academy Awards · together with: Francis Ford Coppola, Gray Frederickson
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1.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1980
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Academy Award for Best Picture(February 24, 1975) for work: The Godfather Part II · statement is subject of: 47th Academy Awards
Family name: Roos
Has works in the collection: Harvard Film Archive
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1.Stated in HOLLISid.lib.harvard.edu/alma/99156570868403941/catalogRetrieved 2023-02-13
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Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights applies to jurisdiction: countries with longer than 50 years pma
Work location: United States
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1.acmi.net.au/creators/77068
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Name in native language: Fred Roos
Birth name: Frederick Ried Roos
Start of work period: 1964
End of work period: 2024

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