About Joseph Roos
Lived 1908 – 1999 (aged 91). Joseph Roos was a writer.
Joseph Roos (December 10, 1908 – December 11, 1999) was an American journalist, publicist, and Hollywood story editor.
Early life Joseph Roos was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1908, and while still an infant, moved with his parents to Berlin. While the Roos extended family was made up of religious Jews and distinguished rabbis, Joseph Roos identified as a secular Jew.
Personal life Joseph Roos was married to Alvina Roos, and the couple had one son, Leonard M. Roos.
In popular culture
Joseph Roos and his work spying on Nazis in the 1930s and early 1940s is fictionalized in the 2022 novel Mother Daughter Traitor Spy by Susan Elia MacNeal where he is renamed "Jonah Rose."
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Who was Joseph Roos?
Austrian-American journalist and publicist
When was Joseph Roos born?
Joseph Roos was born on 10 December 1908 in Vienna.
When did Joseph Roos die?
Joseph Roos died on 11 December 1999 in Los Angeles, California.
What was Joseph Roos's occupation?
Joseph Roos was a writer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joseph Roos. https://biography.guide/joseph-roos/
MLA: "Joseph Roos." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/joseph-roos/.
Chicago: "Joseph Roos." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/joseph-roos/.
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