Ruth Rose

Ruth Rose January 16 1896 June 8 1978 was an American screenwriter known for various adventure films produced by RKO Radio Pictures including King Kong 1933 Son of Kong 1933 She 1935 and Mighty Joe Young 1949 An academic writer and explorer before her career shift into film she met her future husband director Ernest B Schoedsack while on expedition through the Galapagos Islands in 1925 the couple would later marry in 1926 and collaborate on five films together during their time in Hollywood remaining a couple until Roses death at the age of 82 in 1978