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{{Short description|American illustrator of film posters (1909–1972)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = William Rose
| image         = William Rose (1930 yearbook photo).jpg
| alt           = Photo portrait of a young man in a suit with a combed-back hairstyle
| caption       = Rose as a college senior, 1930
| birth_name    = William Frank Rose
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1909|09|16}}
| birth_place   = [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|1972|05|29|1909|09|16|mf=yes}}
| death_place   = [[New York City]], U.S.
| education     = [[University of Pittsburgh]]{{br}}Carnegie Institute ([[Carnegie Mellon University]]) [[Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts|College of Fine Arts]]
| occupation    = [[Illustrator]] of [[film poster]]s, [[magazine]]s, and [[paperback]]s
| spouse        = {{marriage |Miriam Roberts Rose |October 9, 1935 |March 8, 1964 |end=d.}}
| children      = 2
| signature     = William Rose signature.png
| signature_alt = Wm Rose
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'''William F. Rose''' (September 16, 1909{{nbsp}}– May 29, 1972) was an American [[illustrator]] and [[film poster]] artist active in the 1930s and 1940s. He is recognized as one of the most distinctive poster artists of the [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Classical Hollywood]] era, a time when most film posters featured painted illustrations rather than photography. Rose painted dozens of poster illustrations for [[RKO Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures]] and other studios. As one of the leading designers in RKO's art department, he helped to define the studio's bold visual aesthetic. Although he was prolific, only a fraction of his poster designs have been individually attributed to him. Most of his output remains unidentified. His artwork is prized by collectors, and original prints of his posters have fetched high prices at auction.

One of his most iconic posters is the alternate "Style{{nbsp}}B" design for ''[[Citizen Kane]]''{{nbsp}}(1941), which pitched the film as a more conventional romance than it actually was. The poster failed as a marketing ploy but, in hindsight, has been considered superior to the primary "Style{{nbsp}}A" design. In posters for films like ''[[Out of the Past]]''{{nbsp}}(1947), Rose made significant contributions to the [[film noir]] aesthetic. He also illustrated all the promotional artwork for producer [[Val Lewton]]'s series of low-budget [[B movie|B{{nbsp}}movie]]s at RKO, most notably the horror film ''[[Cat People (1942)|Cat People]]''{{nbsp}}(1942).

Apart from his work for Hollywood art departments, Rose was also an active illustrator for [[magazine]]s and [[paperback]] fiction. Born and educated in [[Pittsburgh]], Rose resided in [[Oceanside, New York]] for most of his professional career. He was married to Miriam Roberts Rose, a pianist, and had two children. In 1972, he died in [[New York City]] at the age of 62.

==Early life and education==
William Frank Rose was born on September 16, 1909, in [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania.<ref>{{harvnb|Ancestry Library|n.d.}}; {{harvnb|Falk|1985|p=528}}.</ref> He studied at the [[University of Pittsburgh]] and the [[Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts|College of Fine Arts]] at the [[Carnegie Mellon University|Carnegie Institute]].{{sfn|Falk|1999|p=2824}} At Carnegie, he was an editor of student publications and a member of the Jewish fraternity [[Beta Sigma Rho]]; he graduated in 1930 with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in painting and decorating.{{sfn|Zeiher|Anderson|1930|p=58}}

==Career and artwork==
Rose lived and worked in the [[New York metropolitan area]], residing in the suburban [[Administrative divisions of New York (state)#Hamlet|hamlet]] of [[Oceanside, New York|Oceanside]] on [[Long Island]]. He was a member of the New York-based professional [[Society of Illustrators]], which featured his artwork in its 1945 and 1946 annual [[art exhibition|exhibitions]]. His artwork was also displayed at the 1966 [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] annual exhibition.{{sfn|Falk|1999|p=2824}}

The majority of Rose's output consisted of illustrations for movie posters, [[paperback]] books, and magazines; his contributions to poster art remain his best-remembered work.{{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=327}} He produced book cover art for such paperback publishers as [[Avon (publisher)|Avon]], [[Cardinal Edition]], [[Dell Publishing|Dell]], [[Permabooks]], [[Pocket Books]], [[Jove Books|Pyramid Books]], and [[Ace Books]].<ref>{{harvnb|Papillon Gallery|n.d.}}; {{harvnb|Clement|n.d.}}; {{harvnb|Smith|2014}}.</ref> His magazine work, to the extent it is known, included illustrations for such publications as ''[[The American Magazine]]'', ''[[Collier's]]'', ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'', ''[[Redbook]]'', ''Today's Woman'', ''[[Woman (UK magazine)|Woman]]'', ''[[Woman's Day]]'', and the nationally [[Print syndication|syndicated]] [[Sunday magazine]]s ''[[This Week (magazine)|This Week]]'' and ''[[The American Weekly]]''.<ref>{{harvnb|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}; {{harvnb|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=327}}; {{harvnb|Gilbert|1991|p=266}}.</ref>

===Film posters===
According to film historians [[Stephen Rebello]] and Richard C. Allen, Rose was {{nowrap|"[o]ne}} of Hollywood's busiest and best posterists".{{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=327}} He was closely identified with [[RKO Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures]], where he worked in-house for many years.<ref>{{harvnb|Rebello|Allen|1988|pp=90, 327}}; {{harvnb|Muller|2002|p=19}}.</ref> His artwork shaped the "colorful and brash" direction taken by the studio's advertising department.{{sfn|Horak|2014|p=137}} He mostly painted in [[pastel]] and [[Watercolor painting|watercolor]], which were the media typically used in the RKO art department.<ref>{{harvnb|Rebello|Allen|1988|pp=90, 228}}; {{harvnb|Muller|2002|p=19}}.</ref> Aside from RKO, he contributed artwork to [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM).{{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|pp=50–52 (Paramount); 63 (MGM)}}

Most of his poster work was in the 1930s and 1940s, during the [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Classic Hollywood era]] and the peak of the [[studio system]]. At that time, most poster artists worked for studio art departments and, as a result, most of these artists' individual contributions went unrecognized; many iconic posters of the period are considered anonymous works. Rose is considered one of the rare poster artists of the period whose individual style has achieved recognition, alongside others like [[Al Hirschfeld]], [[Alberto Vargas]], and [[Reynold Brown]].{{sfn|White|2015}} In 2003, the [[American Film Institute]] ranked his alternate poster for ''[[Citizen Kane]]''{{nbsp}}(1941) at no.{{nbsp}}36 on its "100 Years... 100 American Movie Poster Classics" list.<ref>{{harvnb|Dirks|n.d.}} (providing general information about AFI's "100 American Movie Poster Classics" list); {{harvnb|MovieGoods.com|2007}} (entries 1–50 from AFI's list, including poster images).</ref>

{{multiple image
  | header = [[File:Out of the Past (poster logo).png|frameless|upright=0.67|alt=Out of the Past]]
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  | align = left
  | total_width = 350
  | caption_align = center
  | image1 = Out of the Past (1947 poster - detail of Greer).jpg
  | alt1 = Detail of a woman wearing a rosy dress with prominent décolletage
  | caption1 = [[Jane Greer]]{{br}}{{resize|as Kathie Moffat}}
  | image2 = Out of the Past (1947 poster - detail of gun) copy.jpg
  | alt2 = Detail of a woman's hand holding a revolver
  | caption2 = {{resize|Moffat's revolver}}
  | image3 = Out of the Past (1947 poster - detail of Mitchum).jpg
  | alt3 = Detail of a man wearing a fedora and smoking a cigarette
  | caption3 = [[Robert Mitchum]]{{br}}{{resize|as Jeff Bailey}}
  | footer = Details from the noir-style poster for ''[[Out of the Past]]''{{nbsp}}(1947). Rose painted Mitchum as a weary detective with a cigarette hanging from his mouth and Greer as an alluring ''[[femme fatale]]'' holding a [[revolver]] in a delicate, ambiguously threatening manner.{{sfn|Muller|2002|p=80}}}}

Rose's illustrations helped to define the visual conventions associated with certain genres of classic Hollywood film.{{sfn|Neale|2000|p=36}} Critics have especially noted his influence on [[film noir|noir]] and [[Horror film|horror]] iconography. His poster for ''[[Out of the Past]]''{{nbsp}}(1947) typified the noir style, portraying [[Jane Greer]]'s character as a "invitingly hallucinatory babe" and [[Robert Mitchum]]'s as a "lovesick, surly chump" with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth.{{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=255}} Film historian [[Eddie Muller]] called it a "classic poster" that captured the character dynamic of attraction matched with distrust, noting that Greer's "dangling gun is a masterstroke: Is she about to toss it away—or open fire?"{{sfn|Muller|2002|p=80}} Muller cited the poster for ''[[Born to Kill (1947 film)|Born to Kill]]''{{nbsp}}(1947) as another important visual touchstone.{{sfn|Muller|2002|p=19}} In the ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir'', Andrew Spicer praised the ''Born to Kill'' poster for its depiction of [[Lawrence Tierney]] as a "tough guy" with "stony features" and a "ubiquitous hanging cigarette" in his mouth beside [[Claire Trevor]] as "the [[femme fatale]]{{nbsp}}... in the customary long, sheathlike dress".{{sfn|Spicer|2010|p=240}} In the horror genre, Rose is credited with the posters for RKO's string of [[B movie]]s produced by [[Val Lewton]], including ''[[Cat People (1942 film)|Cat People]]''{{nbsp}}(1942) and ''[[The Body Snatcher (1945 film)|The Body Snatcher]]''{{nbsp}}(1945).{{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|pp=228–229}} Rebello and Allen ranked these posters among the era's finest in the horror genre, equaled only by [[Karoly Grosz (illustrator)|Karoly Grosz]]'s illustrations for [[Universal Classic Monsters]] film posters of the 1930s.{{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=215}} Described as "striking" by poster historians Tony Nourmand and Graham Marsh, the poster for ''Cat People'' has become one of the "most sought-after [posters] of the horror genre" among collectors, according to auction house [[Bonhams]].<ref>{{harvnb|Nourmand|Marsh|2004|pp=156–157}}; {{harvnb|Bonhams|2015}}.</ref>

{{multiple image
  | header = [[File:Citizen Kane (alternate logo).png|frameless|upright=1.0|alt=Citizen Kane]]
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  | total_width = 350
  | caption_align = center
  | image1 = Citizen Kane poster, 1941 (Style A).jpg
  | alt1 = Poster with illustration of a man standing towering over many other, smaller figures at his feet
  | caption1 = {{resize|"Style A"{{br}}Unknown artist}}
  | image2 = Citizen Kane poster, 1941 (Style B, unrestored).jpg
  | alt2 = Poster with illustration of two women looking up at a man
  | caption2 = {{resize|"Style B"{{br}}William Rose}}
  | footer = Rose's alternate ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' poster reflected RKO's efforts to market the film as an accessible romance.{{sfn|Halperin|Cantu|2009|pp=202–203}} Although it failed to turn out audiences, the design has been lauded and regarded as superior to the primary poster.{{sfn|Halperin|Cantu|2009|p=78}}
}}

While Rose's artwork was often genre-defining, it could also be genre-defying. Critical appraisals of his posters for ''Citizen Kane'' and ''Cat People'' have described stylistic clashes between Rose's illustrations and the actual tone, genre, and themes of the advertised films. As advertisements, these posters arguably set misleading expectations for prospective moviegoers, but they have been praised for their bold imagery. Rose's alternate "Style{{nbsp}}B" poster for ''Citizen Kane'' was part of the studio's efforts to market the film as "more conventional and accessible" to a [[Middle America (United States)|Middle-American]] audience, who executives feared would be dissuaded by the film's "[[highbrow]]" style.{{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|pp=202–203}} Writing for [[Heritage Auctions]], Jim Halperin and Hector Cantu noted that Rose's "Style{{nbsp}}B" poster "sold the film as a more conventional love story" and, compared with the "Style A" poster by a different artist, Rose's design is now "considered by far the more desirable".{{sfn|Halperin|Cantu|2009|p=78}} English writer [[Matthew Sweet (writer)|Matthew Sweet]] said that the ''Cat People'' illustration acquired its "arresting power" through "its rejection of the picture it advertises".{{sfn|Sweet|2015|p=53}} Instead of offering a painting in "moody [[chiaroscuro]]", which Sweet asserted would have more accurately conveyed the "poetic horror {{nowrap|film['s]"}} atmosphere of subtle dread, Rose's decidedly unsubtle illustration boasted "a snarling Panther of the Baskervilles and a red-hot dame in a strapless dress".{{sfn|Sweet|2015|p=53}}

===Valuation===
Some of Rose's paintings and prints have become valuable as [[collectable]]s. In March 2009, an original linen print of his "style B" ''Citizen Kane'' poster sold at auction for $47,800 ({{Inflation|US|47800|2009|fmt=eq|r=-3}}).{{sfn|Halperin|Cantu|2009|pp=78–79}} In 2015, an original ''Cat People'' print sold at auction for $10,625 ({{Inflation|US|10625|2015|fmt=eq|r=-3}}).{{sfn|Bonhams|2015}}

Rose's other illustrations are also collected, though they have not been valued as highly as his posters. Among collectors of vintage paperbacks, Rose has been considered an especially desirable cover illustrator.{{sfn|Rosenkrantz|2001|p=C-6}} In November 2011, Rose's [[watercolor painting]] for the cover of the 1961 paperback ''Woman Missing and Other Stories'' by [[Helen Nielsen]], bundled with a copy of the book itself, sold at auction for $1,015.75 ({{abbr|approx.|approximately}} ${{Inflation|US|1015.75|2011|fmt=c|r=-2}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}).{{sfn|Heritage Auctions|2011}}

Several original copies of his magazine illustrations for ''The American Weekly'' have sold at auction as well. A signed illustration titled "Strike Up the Band"{{nbsp}}(1951)—a [[tempera]] painting depicting [[Judy Garland]] and [[Mickey Rooney]] in the [[Strike Up the Band (film)|1940 film of the same name]]—was valued at $500 {{circa}} 1991 (around ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|500|1991}}|-1}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}).{{sfn|Gilbert|1991|pp=266, 312 (fn.{{nbsp}}29)}} His illustration "Anna Gould's Bitter Romance"{{nbsp}}(1950) sold for $632 in 2003 (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|632|2003}}|0}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}), while "Sheba's Secret"{{nbsp}}(undated) sold for only $87 in 2012.<ref>{{harvnb|Heritage Auctions|2003}} (title provided by {{harvnb|Clement|n.d.}}); {{harvnb|Heritage Auctions|2012}}.</ref>

==Personal life and death==
Rose was married to Miriam Roberts Rose (''[[née]]'' Rubin; {{birth based on age as of date|51|1964|03|08|noage=1}}{{nbsp}}– March 8, 1964), a concert [[pianist]] from New York. Their wedding took place on October 9, 1935, in Pittsburgh.{{sfn|''The Pittsburgh Press''|1935|p=23}} She gave [[Concert#Recital|recitals]] in both Pennsylvania and New York and worked for many years as a private [[Piano pedagogy|piano teacher]]. They had two daughters, Penny and Tina. Miriam Rose died at age 51 at [[Manhattan]]'s [[Lenox Hill Hospital]] on March 8, 1964.{{sfn|''The New York Times''|1964}}

William Rose died at age 62 in New York City on May 29, 1972.{{sfn|''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''|1972|p=20}}

==Attributed illustrations==
===List of film posters attributed to Rose===
Rose reportedly illustrated "dozens" of posters for RKO Radio Pictures alone, in addition to work for other studios. However, only a fraction of his posters have been attributed to him.<ref>{{harvnb|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=327}}; {{harvnb|Mendez|2003|p=79}} ("Rebello says Rose did 'dozens' of RKO titles. Too bad [''Reel Art''] didn't list more...").</ref> While he is known to have contributed poster art to [[Paramount Pictures]], none of his illustrations for the studio have been attributed.{{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|pp=50–52}}

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="border-spacing: 0; margin: 1em auto;"
  |+ {{nowrap|Film posters by William Rose}}
|-
  ! scope="col" class="unsortable" colspan="2" | Date
  ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Film title
  ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Studio
  ! scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
  ! scope="col" | Year
  ! scope="col" | Premiere or{{br}}release
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" | 1935
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1935-12-18|{{smallcaps|Dec 18,}}{{br}}1935}}
  | ''[[Whipsaw (film)|Whipsaw]]''
  | [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM)
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=63}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" | 1936
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1936-09-04|{{smallcaps|Sep 4,}}{{br}}1936}}
  | ''[[Swing Time (film)|Swing Time]]''
  | rowspan="5" | [[RKO Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures]]
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|pp=239–241}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" | 1938
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1938-05-13|{{smallcaps|May 13,}}{{br}}1938}}
  | ''[[Vivacious Lady]]''
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Basten|1996|p=95}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" |  1941
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1941-05-01|{{smallcaps|May 1,}}{{br}}1941}}
  | ''[[Citizen Kane]]''
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Halperin|Cantu|2009|pp=78–79}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1941-08-20|{{smallcaps|Aug 20,}}{{br}}1941}}
  | {{sort|Little Foxes, The|''[[The Little Foxes (film)|The Little Foxes]]''}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=91}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1941-11-14|{{smallcaps|Nov 14,}}{{br}}1941}}
  | ''[[Suspicion (1941 film)|Suspicion]]''
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Curtis|1996|p=178}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1941-12-31|{{smallcaps|Dec 31,}}{{br}}1941}}
  | ''[[Babes on Broadway]]''
  | [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM)
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=327}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" | 1942
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1942-12-25|{{smallcaps|Dec 25,}}{{br}}1942}}
  | ''[[Cat People (1942 film)|Cat People]]''
  | rowspan="16" | [[RKO Pictures|RKO Radio Pictures]]
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Mendez|2003|p=79}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" | 1943
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1943-02-12|{{smallcaps|Feb 12,}}{{br}}1943}}
  | ''[[Journey into Fear (1943 film)|Journey into Fear]]''
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Mendez|2003|p=79}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1943-04-21|{{smallcaps|Apr 21,}}{{br}}1943}}
  | ''[[I Walked with a Zombie]]''
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=228}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1943-05-08|{{smallcaps|May 8,}}{{br}}1943}}
  | {{sort|Leopard Man, The|''[[The Leopard Man]]''}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=228}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1943-08-21|{{smallcaps|Aug 21,}}{{br}}1943}}
  | {{sort|Seventh Victim, The|''[[The Seventh Victim]]''}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=228}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1943-12-24|{{smallcaps|Dec 24,}}{{br}}1943}}
  | {{sort|Ghost Ship, The|''[[The Ghost Ship]]''{{NoteTag|name=Ghost Ship|Heritage Auctions has twice noted that poster art for ''The Ghost Ship'' was "most likely executed by artist William Rose."<ref name="Ghost Ship">{{harvnb|Smith|Combs|Breitbarth|Smith|2004a|p=48}}; {{harvnb|Smith|Combs|Breitbarth|Smith|2004b|p=21}}.</ref> ''Reel Art'' attributes Rose as the illustrator of all of the posters for RKO films produced by Val Lewton, which would include ''The Ghost Ship''.{{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=228}}}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Ghost Ship" />
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 1944
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1944-03-02|{{smallcaps|Mar 2,}}{{br}}1944}}
  | {{sort|Curse of the Cat People, The|''[[The Curse of the Cat People]]''}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=228}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1944-07-28|{{smallcaps|Jul 28,}}{{br}}1944}}
  | ''[[Mademoiselle Fifi (film)|Mademoiselle Fifi]]''
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=228}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1944-09-01|{{smallcaps|Sep 1,}}{{br}}1944}}
  | ''[[Youth Runs Wild]]''
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=228}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 1945
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1945-05-25|{{smallcaps|May 25,}}{{br}}1945}}
  | {{sort|Body Snatcher, The|''[[The Body Snatcher (1945 film)|The Body Snatcher]]''}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|pp=228–229}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1945-09-07|{{smallcaps|Sep 7,}}{{br}}1945}}
  | ''[[Isle of the Dead (film)|Isle of the Dead]]''
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=228}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 1946
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1946-05-10|{{smallcaps|May 10,}}{{br}}1946}}
  | ''[[Bedlam (1946 film)|Bedlam]]''
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Rebello|Allen|1988|p=228}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1946-10-29|{{smallcaps|Oct 29,}}{{br}}1946}}
  | ''[[Nocturne (1946 film)|Nocturne]]''
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Mendez|2003|p=79}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 1947
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1947-05-03|{{smallcaps|May 3,}}{{br}}1947}}
  | ''[[Born to Kill (1947 film)|Born to Kill]]''
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Mendez|2003|p=79}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1947-11-25|{{smallcaps|Nov 25,}}{{br}}1947}}
  | ''[[Out of the Past]]''
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Curtis|1996|p=163}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1947-12-09|{{smallcaps|Dec 9,}}{{br}}1947}}
  | {{sort|Bishop's Wife, The|''[[The Bishop's Wife]]''}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Heritage Auctions|2019}}
|}

====Poster gallery====
<gallery mode="packed" style="border:1px solid #c8ccd1; background:#f8f9fa;" heights="200">
Whipsaw (1935 poster).jpg|''[[Whipsaw (film)|Whipsaw]]'' (1935)
Swing Time (1936 poster).jpg|''[[Swing Time (film)|Swing Time]]'' (1936)
Vivacious Lady (1938 poster).jpg|''[[Vivacious Lady]]'' (1938)
Citizen Kane poster, 1941 (Style B, unrestored).jpg|''[[Citizen Kane]]'' (1941){{nbsp}}– "Style{{nbsp}}B"
The Little Foxes (1941 poster).jpg|''[[The Little Foxes (film)|The Little Foxes]]'' (1941)
Suspicion (1941 poster).jpg|''[[Suspicion (1941 film)|Suspicion]]'' (1941)
Babes on broadwaymp.jpg|''[[Babes on Broadway]]'' (1941)
Cat People (1942 poster).jpg|''[[Cat People (1942 film)|Cat People]]'' (1942)
Journey into Fear (1942 poster).jpg|''[[Journey into Fear (1943 film)|Journey into Fear]]'' (1943)
I Walked With a Zombie (1943 poster).jpeg|''[[I Walked with a Zombie]]'' (1943)
The Leopard Man (1943 poster).jpg|''[[The Leopard Man]]'' (1943)
Seventh-victim-poster one sheet.jpg|''[[The Seventh Victim]]'' (1943)
The Ghost Ship (1943 poster).jpg|''[[The Ghost Ship]]'' (1943)
The Curse of the Cat People (1943 poster).jpg|''[[The Curse of the Cat People]]'' (1944)
Mademoiselle Fifi (1944 poster).jpg|''[[Mademoiselle Fifi (film)|Mademoiselle Fifi]]'' (1944)
Youth Runs Wild (1944 poster).jpg|''[[Youth Runs Wild]]'' (1944)
The Body Snatcher (1945 poster).jpg|''[[The Body Snatcher (1945 film)|The Body Snatcher]]'' (1945)
Isle of the Dead (1945 poster).jpg|''[[Isle of the Dead (film)|Isle of the Dead]]'' (1945)
Bedlam (1945 poster).jpg|''[[Bedlam (1946 film)|Bedlam]]'' (1946)
Nocturne (1946 film).jpg|''[[Nocturne (1946 film)|Nocturne]]'' (1946)
Born to Kill (1946 poster).jpg|''[[Born to Kill (1947 film)|Born to Kill]]'' (1947)
Out of the Past (1947 poster).jpg|''[[Out of the Past]]'' (1947)
The Bishop's Wife (1948 poster).jpg|''[[The Bishop's Wife]]'' (1948)
</gallery>

===List of book covers attributed to Rose===
The list below includes book cover illustrations that have been credited to Rose in either an online scan of the original book or a secondary source. It is not necessarily exhaustive.

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="border-spacing: 0; margin: 1em auto;"
  |+ {{nowrap|Book covers by William Rose}}
|-
  ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
  ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Book title
  ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Author
  ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Publisher
  ! scope="col" colspan="3" class="unsortable" | Edition information
  ! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
  ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ed.|Edition}}
  ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|1st<br>pub.|Year of first publication, if not the first edition}}
  ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" | 1954
  | {{sort|Girl with the Scarlet Brand, The|''The Girl with the Scarlet Brand''}}
  | {{sort|Boswell, Charles and Lewis Thompson|Charles Boswell and Lewis Thompson}}
  | [[Gold Medal Books]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1st}}
    | {{N/A}}
    | {{sort|GMB384|{{resize|GMB #384}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{OCLC|14696827}}; {{harvnb|United States Copyright Office|1955|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=JBghAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA88 88] (via Google Books)}}.</ref>
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7" | 1955
  | ''My Name Is Michael Sibley''
  | {{sort|Bingham, John|[[John Bingham, 7th Baron Clanmorris|John Bingham]]}}
  | rowspan="7" | [[Dell Publishing|Dell Books]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1952}}
    | {{sort|DELL0813|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} #813}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Dell813">{{OCLC|1057073486}}; {{harvnb|Lyles|1983}}.</ref>
|-
  | ''[[Taken at the Flood|There Is a Tide]]''
  | {{sort|Christie, Agatha|[[Agatha Christie]]}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1948}}
    | {{sort|DELL0830|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} #830}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Dell830">{{harvnb|Lyles|1983}}; {{harvnb|Baker|2014}}.</ref>
|-
  | {{sort|Frightened Fiancée, The|''The Frightened Fiancée''}}
  | {{sort|Coxe, George Harmon|[[George Harmon Coxe]]}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1953}}
    | {{sort|DELL0838|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} #838}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Lyles|1983}}
|-
  | {{sort|Bridal Bed Murders, The|''The Bridal Bed Murders''}}
  | {{sort|Martin, A. E.|A. E. Martin}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1954}}
    | {{sort|DELL0840|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} #840}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{OCLC|18092253}}; {{harvnb|Lyles|1983}}.</ref>
|-
  | {{sort|Evil of Time, The|''The Evil of Time''}}
  | {{sort|Berckman, Evelyn|[[Evelyn Berckman]]}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1954}}
    | {{sort|DELL0841|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} #841}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Lyles|1983}}
|-
  | {{sort|Shocking Secret, The|''The Shocking Secret''}}
  | {{sort|Roth, Holly|[[Holly Roth]]}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1st}}
    | {{N/A}}
    | {{sort|DELL0850|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} #850}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Lyles|1983}}
|-
  | {{sort|Frightened Wife, The|''The Frightened Wife''}}
  | {{sort|Rinehart, Mary Roberts|[[Mary Roberts Rinehart]]}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1953}}
    | {{sort|DELLD154|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} D154}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Lyles|1983}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="7" | 1956
  | ''Joy Street''
  | {{sort|Cuthbert, Clifton|Clifton Cuthbert}}
  | rowspan="2" | [[Lion Books (publisher)|Lion Books]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1933}}
    | {{sort|LL075|{{resize|LL75}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephens|1991|p=28}}
|-
  | ''Julie''
  | {{sort|Milburn, George|George Milburn}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1st}}
    | {{N/A}}
    | {{sort|LL082|{{resize|LL82}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephens|1991|p=49}}
|-
  | ''Woman Without Love''
  | {{sort|Maurois, André|[[André Maurois]] {{resize|({{Abbr|trans.|Translated by}} Joan Charles)}}}}
  | [[Jove Books|Pyramid Books]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1945}}
    | {{resize|R232}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{OCLC|6900711}}.</ref>
|-
  | ''To Walk the Night''
  | {{sort|Sloane, William|[[William Sloane (author)|William Sloane]]}}
  | rowspan="4" | [[Dell Publishing|Dell Books]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1937}}
    | {{sort|DELL0856|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} #856}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{harvnb|Lyles|1983}}; {{harvnb|O'Neill|2015}}.</ref>
|-
  | {{sort|Murder That Wouldn't Stay Solved, The|''The Murder That Wouldn't Stay Solved''}}
  | {{sort|Stone, Hampton|[[George Bagby (author)|Hampton Stone]]}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1951}}
    | {{sort|DELL0883|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} #883}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Lyles|1983}}
|-
  | {{sort|Butcher's Wife, The|''The Butcher's Wife''}}
  | {{sort|Cameron, Owen|Owen Cameron}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1954}}
    | {{sort|DELL0896|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} #896}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Lyles|1983}}
|-
  | ''[[Washington Whispers Murder]]''
  | {{sort|Ford, Leslie|[[Zenith Jones Brown|Leslie Ford]]}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1953}}
    | {{sort|DELL0896|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} #908}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Lyles|1983}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="5" | 1957
  | ''So Young, So Wicked''
  | {{sort|Craig, Jonathan|Jonathan Craig}}
  | [[Gold Medal Books]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1st}}
    | {{N/A}}
    | {{sort|GMB669|{{resize|GMB #669}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|United States Copyright Office|1958|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=m2FQYkjDotoC&pg=PA1052 1052] (via Google Books)}}
|-
  | ''Dead Stop'' (''Dark Road'')
  | {{sort|Disney, Doris Miles|[[Doris Miles Disney]]}}
  | [[Dell Publishing|Dell Books]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1946}}
    | {{sort|DELL0929|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} #929}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Lyles|1983}}
|-
  | ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (novel)|Diamonds Are Forever]]''
  | {{sort|Fleming, Ian|[[Ian Fleming]]}}
  | [[Permabooks]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|{{Abbr|1st US|First American edition}}}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1956}}
    | {{resize|M-3084}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="M3084">{{harvnb|Harper|n.d.}}; {{harvnb|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}</ref>
|-  
  | ''Hellflower''
  | {{sort|Smith, George O.|[[George O. Smith]]}}
  | [[Jove Books|Pyramid Books]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1953}}
    | {{resize|G298}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Silver|2019}}
|-
  | {{sort|Kill-Off, The|''[[The Kill-Off (novel)|The Kill-Off]]''}}
  | {{sort|Thompson, Jim|[[Jim Thompson (writer)|Jim Thompson]]}}
  | [[Lion Books (publisher)|Lion Books]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1st}}
    | {{N/A}}
    | {{resize|LL142}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{OCLC|38463219}}; {{harvnb|Stephens|2008|p=10}}.</ref>
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" | 1958
  | ''Strange Fulfillment''
  | {{sort|Baker, Denys Val|[[Denys Val Baker]]}}
  | rowspan="2" | [[Jove Books|Pyramid Books]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1st}}
    | {{N/A}}
    | {{resize|G341}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Alamy|n.d.}}
|-
  | ''Good Luck to the Corpse''
  | {{sort|Murray, Max|Max Murray}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1951}}
    | {{resize|G362}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{OCLC|37629660}}; {{harvnb|Dearly Departed Books|n.d.}}</ref>
|-
  | {{sort|Case of the Runaway Corpse, The|''The Case of the Runaway Corpse''}}
  | {{sort|Gardner, Erle Stanley|[[Erle Stanley Gardner]]}}
  | [[Pocket Books]] ([[Cardinal Edition]])
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1954}}
    | {{resize|C-281}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Price|n.d.}}
|-
  | {{sort|Four of Hearts, The|''[[The Four of Hearts]]''}}
  | {{sort|Queen, Ellery|[[Ellery Queen]]}}
  | [[Avon (publisher)|Avon]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1938}}
    | {{resize|T-242}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Queen|1958|loc=signature at bottom left of front cover ([https://www.flickr.com/photos/42080330@N03/7372900562 scan] via Flickr; [https://web.archive.org/web/20190313080839/https://www.flickr.com/photos/42080330@N03/7372900562/ archived] on March 13, 2019)}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 1960
  | ''[[Playback (novel)|Playback]]''
  | {{sort|Chandler, Raymond|[[Raymond Chandler]]}}
  | [[Pocket Books]] ([[Cardinal Edition]])
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|4th ({{Abbr|1st pbk|First paperback edition}})}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1958}}
    | {{resize|C-375}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{OCLC|3174098}}; {{harvnb|L. W. Currey, Inc.|n.d.}}</ref>
|-
  | {{sort|Man Who Disappeared, The|''The Man Who Disappeared''}}
  | {{sort|Coxe, George Harmon|[[George Harmon Coxe]]}}
  | [[Dell Publishing|Dell Books]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1953}}
    | {{sort|DELL1013|{{resize|{{small caps|Dell}} #1013}}}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Lyles|1983}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 1961
  | ''Woman Missing and Other Stories''
  | {{sort|Nielsen, Helen|[[Helen Nielsen]]}}
  | [[Ace Books]] ([[List of Ace mystery double titles|mystery double]] series)
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1st}}
    | {{N/A}}
    | {{resize|F-121}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{harvnb|Heritage Auctions|2011}}; {{harvnb|Smith|2014}}.</ref>
|-
  | {{sort|Berlin Couriers, The|''The Berlin Couriers''}}
  | {{sort|McGovern, James|James McGovern}}
  | [[Jove Books|Pyramid Books]]
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|Reprint}}
    | style="text-align:center;" | {{resize|1960}}
    | {{resize|G651}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|DP Paperbacks & Antiquarian Books|n.d.}}
|}

====Paperback cover gallery====
<gallery mode="packed" style="border:1px solid #c8ccd1; background:#f8f9fa;" heights="200">
My Name Is Michael Sibley (1955 reprint, Dell 813) - John Bingham.jpg|''My Name Is Michael Sibley'' (1955), [[John Bingham, 7th Baron Clanmorris|John Bingham]]<ref name="Dell813" />
There Is a Tide (1955 reprint, Dell 830) - Agatha Christie.jpg|''[[Taken at the Flood|There Is a Tide]]'' (1955), [[Agatha Christie]]<ref name="Dell830" />
Diamonds Are Forever (1st US pbk, Permabooks M-3084 1957) - Ian Fleming.jpg|''[[Diamonds Are Forever (novel)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' (1957), [[Ian Fleming]]<ref name="M3084" />
Strange Fulfillment by Denys Val Baker - Illustration by William Rose - Pyramid Book G341 1958.jpg|''Strange Fulfillment'' (1958), [[Denys Val Baker]]{{sfn|Alamy|n.d.}}
Woman Missing and Other Stories (Ace Books F-121, 1961) - Helen Nielsen.jpg|''Woman Missing and Other Stories'' (1961), [[Helen Nielsen]]{{sfn|Heritage Auctions|2011}}
</gallery>

===List of magazine illustrations attributed to Rose===
The list below includes magazine illustrations that have been credited to Rose in a secondary source or a version of the magazine that can be accessed online. It is not necessarily comprehensive.

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="border-spacing: 0; margin: 1em auto;"
  |+ {{nowrap|Magazine illustrations by William Rose}}
|-
  ! scope="col" class="unsortable" colspan="2" | Date
  ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Magazine
  ! scope="col" class="unsortable" colspan="2" | Article or story
  ! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
  ! scope="col" | Year
  ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Pub.|Date of publication}}
  ! scope="col" | Title
  ! scope="col" | Author
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 1943
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1943-10-16|{{smallcaps|Oct 16,}}{{br}}1943}}
  | rowspan="13" | ''[[Collier's]]''
  | {{sort|Disguise, The|"The Disguise"}}
  | {{sort|Hunt, Hamlen|Hamlen Hunt}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1943-11-20|{{smallcaps|Nov 20,}}{{br}}1943}}
  | {{sort|George Is a Noble Guy|"George Is a Noble Guy"}}
  | {{sort|Jenkins, William F.|[[Murray Leinster|William F. Jenkins]]}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1943-12-11|{{smallcaps|Dec 11,}}{{br}}1943}}
  | {{sort|Without Security|"Without Security"}}
  | {{sort|Taye, Elsie|Elsie Taye}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" | 1944
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1944-02-05|{{smallcaps|Feb 5,}}{{br}}1944}}
  | {{sort|War Wedding 1|"War Wedding" (Part 1 of 4)}}
  | rowspan="4" |{{sort|Banning, Margaret Culkin|[[Margaret Culkin Banning]]}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{harvnb|Clement|n.d.}}; {{harvnb|Banning|1944a|p=11}}.</ref>
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1944-02-12|{{smallcaps|Feb 12,}}{{br}}1944}}
  | {{sort|War Wedding 2|"War Wedding" (Part 2 of 4)}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{harvnb|Clement|n.d.}}; {{harvnb|Banning|1944b|p=18}}.</ref>
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1944-02-19|{{smallcaps|Feb 19,}}{{br}}1944}}
  | {{sort|War Wedding 3|"War Wedding" (Part 3 of 4)}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{harvnb|Clement|n.d.}}; {{harvnb|Banning|1944c|p=16}}.</ref>
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1944-02-26|{{smallcaps|Feb 26,}}{{br}}1944}}
  | {{sort|War Wedding 4|"War Wedding" (Part 4 of 4)}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{harvnb|Clement|n.d.}}; {{harvnb|Banning|1944d|p=17}}.</ref>
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" | 1945
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1945-03-31|{{smallcaps|Mar 31,}}{{br}}1944}}
  | {{sort|Person to Person|"Person to Person"}}
  | {{sort|Lyon, Nancy|Nancy Lyon}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{harvnb|Clement|n.d.}}; {{harvnb|Lyon|1945|p=24}}.</ref>
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 1946
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1946-05-25|{{smallcaps|May 25,}}{{br}}1946}}
  | {{sort|Echo of an Old Refrain|"Echo of an Old Refrain"}}
  | {{sort|Moore, Isabel|Isabel Moore}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1946-10-26|{{smallcaps|Oct 26,}}{{br}}1946}}
  | {{sort|Genius, The|"The Genius"}}
  | {{sort|Dickinson, Barbara|Barbara Dickinson}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 1947
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1947-02-08|{{smallcaps|Feb 8,}}{{br}}1947}}
  | {{sort|Perfect Bride|"Perfect Bride"}}
  | {{sort|Cook, Faith Reyher|Faith Reyher Cook}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1947-03-22|{{smallcaps|Mar 22,}}{{br}}1947}}
  | {{sort|Out-of-Town Visitor|"Out-of-Town Visitor"}}
  | {{sort|Weir, Walter|Walter Weir}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1947-04-1 2|{{smallcaps|Apr 12,}}{{br}}1947}}
  | {{sort|Blond Hairpin, The|"The Blond Hairpin"}}
  | {{sort|Stewart, Ramona|[[Ramona Stewart]]}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 1949
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1949-07|{{smallcaps|July}}{{br}}1949}}
  | rowspan="2" | ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]''
  | {{sort|None Before Me|"None Before Me"}}
  | {{sort|Carroll, Sidney|[[Sidney Carroll]]}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1949-10|{{smallcaps|October}}{{br}}1949}}
  | {{sort|Perfect Couple, The|"The Perfect Couple"}}
  | {{sort|Thornton, Rachel|Rachel Thornton}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 1950
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1950-01-22|{{smallcaps|Jan 22,}}{{br}}1950}}
  | {{sort|American Weekly, The|''[[The American Weekly]]''}}
  | {{sort|Anna Gould's Bitter Romance|"Anna Gould's Bitter Romance"{{NoteTag|name=Gould|The illustration carried the following caption: "'Yes,' Anna whispered to the romantic pleas of the titled Frenchman, as they stood before the cathedral in Quebec."{{sfn|Heritage Auctions|2003}}}}}}
  | {{N/A|Unknown}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{harvnb|Clement|n.d.}}; {{harvnb|Heritage Auctions|2003}}.</ref>
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1950-05|{{smallcaps|May}}{{br}}1950}}
  | ''[[Woman's Day]]''
  | {{sort|Little Cheat, The|"The Little Cheat"}}
  | {{sort|Kjelgaard, Betty|Betty Kjelgaard}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1950-12-24|{{smallcaps|Dec 24,}}{{br}}1950}}
  | rowspan="3" | {{sort|American Weekly, The|''[[The American Weekly]]''}}
  | {{sort|Hollywood Story, The|"The Hollywood Story"{{NoteTag|The illustration depicts American actor [[Lon Chaney]] with several of his characters reflected in a vanity mirror.{{sfn|Clement|n.d.}}}}}}
  | {{sort|St. Johns, Adela Rogers|[[Adela Rogers St. Johns]]}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Clement|n.d.}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 1951
  | {{N/A|Unknown}}
  | {{sort|Gable Remembers Lombard|"Gable Remembers Lombard"}}
  | {{N/A|Unknown}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Clement|n.d.}}
|-
  | {{N/A|Unknown}}
  | {{sort|Strike Up the Band|"Strike Up the Band"{{NoteTag|The illustration depicts [[Judy Garland]] and [[Mickey Rooney]] in the 1940 film ''[[Strike Up the Band (film)|Strike Up the Band]]''.{{sfn|Gilbert|1991|pp=266, 312 (fn.{{nbsp}}29)}}}}}}
  | {{N/A|Unknown}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Gilbert|1991|pp=266, 312 (fn.{{nbsp}}29)}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 1952
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1952-11|{{smallcaps|November}}{{br}}1952}}
  | {{sort|American Magazine, The|''[[The American Magazine]]''}}
  | {{sort|1|Front cover}}
  | {{N/A}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1952-11-15|{{smallcaps|Nov 15,}}{{br}}1952}}
  | ''[[Collier's]]''
  | {{sort|Weep with Me|"Weep with Me"}}
  | {{sort|Clare, John|John Clare}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Clare|1952|p=44}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" | 1953
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1953-05|{{smallcaps|May}}{{br}}1953}}
  | ''Today's Woman''
  | {{sort|Smartest Girl in Town|"Smartest Girl in Town?"}}
  | {{sort|Baldwin, Faith|[[Faith Baldwin]]}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Baldwin|1953|pp=24–25}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 1962
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1962-07|{{smallcaps|July}}{{br}}1962}}
  | ''[[Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine]]''
  | {{sort|1n|Front cover{{NoteTag|name=MSMM_cover|Cover reused from Rose's illustration for the 1957 US paperback edition of ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (novel)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' by [[Ian Fleming]].}}}}
  | {{N/A}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1962-09-29|{{smallcaps|Sep 29}}{{br}}1962}}
  | ''[[Woman (UK magazine)|Woman]]''
  | {{sort|Chief Requirement, The|"The Chief Requirement"}}
  | {{sort|Rackowe, Alec|Alec Rackowe}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  ! style="text-align:center;"| 1965
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sort|1965-10|{{smallcaps|October}}{{br}}1965}}
  | ''[[Redbook]]''
  | {{sort|Sheltering a Life|"Sheltering a Life"}}
  | {{sort|Rosen, Norma|Norma Rosen}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Stephensen-Payne|n.d.}}
|-
  ! colspan="2" {{N/A|Unknown}}
  | {{sort|American Weekly, The|''[[The American Weekly]]''}}
  | {{sort|Sheba's Secret|"Sheba's Secret"}}
  | {{N/A|Unknown}}
  | style="text-align:center;" | {{sfn|Heritage Auctions|2012}}
|}

====Magazine illustration gallery====
<gallery mode="packed" style="border:1px solid #c8ccd1; background:#f8f9fa;">
Anna Gould's Bitter Romance (American Weekly illustration, 1950).jpg|"Anna Gould's Bitter Romance" (Jan 22, 1950) – ''[[The American Weekly]]''
"The Hollywood Story" by Adela Rogers St Johns (Dec 24, 1950) - The American Weekly.jpg|Illustration of [[Lon Chaney]] for "The Hollywood Story" (Dec 24, 1950) by [[Adela Rogers St. Johns]] – ''The American Weekly''
Gable Remembers Lombard (1951 illustration) - The American Weekly.jpg|Illustration of [[Clark Gable]] and [[Carole Lombard]] for "Gable Remembers Lombard" – ''The American Weekly'' (1951)
Strike Up the Band (1951 illustration, The American Weekly).jpg|Illustration of [[Judy Garland]] and [[Mickey Rooney]] in ''[[Strike Up the Band (film)|Strike Up the Band]]'' – ''The American Weekly'' (1951)
The American Magazine cover (Nov. 1952).jpg|Cover of ''[[The American Magazine]]'' (November 1952 issue)
Sheba's Secret (American Weekly illustration).jpg|"Sheba's Secret" (date unknown) – ''The American Weekly''
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Commons category|William Rose}}
*[[Film poster]], [[poster]], and [[illustration]]
*[[List of RKO Pictures films]]
*[[Classical Hollywood cinema]]

==Notes==
{{notefoot}}

==References==
===Citations===
{{Reflist|20em}}

===Sources===
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*{{cite web |author=Anon. |date=n.d. |title=''Strange Fulfillment'' by Denys Val Baker - Illustration by William Rose - Pyramid Book G341 1958 - Image ID: KT656C |url=https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-strange-fulfillment-by-denys-val-baker-illustration-by-william-rose-169780868.html |publisher=[[Alamy]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410204213/https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-strange-fulfillment-by-denys-val-baker-illustration-by-william-rose-169780868.html |archive-date=April 10, 2020 |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Alamy|n.d.}}}}
*{{cite web |author=Anon. |date=n.d. |title=William Frank Rose in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947 |url=https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=193942710 |via=[[Ancestry.com|Ancestry Library]] {{subscription required}} |ref={{harvid|Ancestry Library|n.d.}}}}
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*{{cite web |author=Anon. |date=March 11, 1964 |title=Miriam Roberts Rose |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/11/archives/miriam-roberts-rose.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118092201/https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/11/archives/miriam-roberts-rose.html |archive-date=January 18, 2020 |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|''The New York Times''|1964}}}}
*{{cite web |author=Anon. |date=June 2, 1972 |title=Death Notices |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |url=https://newspapers.com/clip/48223093 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{free access}} |ref={{harvid|''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''|1972}}}}
*{{cite web |author=Anon. |date=November 2003 |title=William F. Rose - Original Magazine Story Illustration (1950) {{!}} Lot #2342 |url=https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-illustration-art/mainstream-illustration/william-f-rose-original-magazine-story-illustration-1950-american-weekly-january-22-1950-caption-yes-anna/a/808-2342.s |publisher=[[Heritage Auctions]] |via=HA.com {{link note|note=[[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Access to sources|registration required]] to view some information, including price |cat=}} |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413193634/https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-illustration-art/mainstream-illustration/william-f-rose-original-magazine-story-illustration-1950-american-weekly-january-22-1950-caption-yes-anna/a/808-2342.s |archive-date=April 13, 2020 |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Heritage Auctions|2003}}}}
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*{{cite web |author=Anon. |date=February 2011 |title=William F. Rose (American, b. 1909). ''Woman Missing'', paperback {{!}} Lot #78744 |url=https://fineart.ha.com/itm/paintings/william-f-rose-american-b-1909-woman-missing-paperback-cover-1961watercolor-on-paper-laid-on-board20-x-15/a/5052-78744.s |publisher=[[Heritage Auctions]] |via=HA.com {{link note|note=[[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Access to sources|registration required]] to view some information, including price |cat=}} |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200118091315/https://fineart.ha.com/itm/paintings/william-f-rose-american-b-1909-woman-missing-paperback-cover-1961watercolor-on-paper-laid-on-board20-x-15/a/5052-78744.s |archive-date=January 18, 2020 |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Heritage Auctions|2011}}}}
*{{cite web |author=Anon. |date=October 2012 |title=William F. Rose (American, b. 1909). ''Sheba's Secret'', ''The American Weekly'' story illustration {{!}} Lot #78671 |url=https://fineart.ha.com/itm/paintings/william-f-rose-american-b-1909-sheba-s-secret-the-american-weekly-story-illustrationwatercolor-and-gouache-on-b/a/5111-78671.s |publisher=[[Heritage Auctions]] |via=HA.com {{link note|note=[[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Access to sources|registration required]] to view some information, including price |cat=}} |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125010843/https://fineart.ha.com/itm/paintings/william-f-rose-american-b-1909-sheba-s-secret-the-american-weekly-story-illustrationwatercolor-and-gouache-on-b/a/5111-78671.s |archive-date=January 25, 2020 |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|Heritage Auctions|2012}}}}
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[[Category:People from Oceanside, New York]]
[[Category:University of Pittsburgh alumni]]
[[Category:Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni]]
[[Category:Jewish American painters]]
[[Category:Jewish American illustrators]]
[[Category:20th-century American illustrators]]