Scriptwriter Tania Rose dies at 95

'The Ladykillers' scriptwriter from Gloucestershire village dies aged 95

Tania Rose who co-wrote the screen plays for some of the most famous British and Hollywood films of the 1950s and 60s has died at her home in Tibberton at the age of 95.

With her American husband, William, she put together a string of award winning scripts including "Genevieve" (1953) "The Ladykillers" (1955) "Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963) and "The Russians Are Coming" (1966).

Their most acclaimed collaboration was the ground breaking "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" (1967), directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy. It was the first film to tackle the subject of mixed marriages at the time of the burgeoning civil rights movement in the USA, was acclaimed worldwide and won two Academy Awards.

Their film work ended with their divorce after which she went on to have a successful career as a leading official of the Race Relations Board and, later, the Commission for Racial Equality.

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