n omin ated ▁cinemat ograph er ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁family ▁members ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁film ▁industry . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁silent ▁film ▁actress ▁Hel ene ▁Ros son ▁and ▁actor ▁and ▁director ▁Richard ▁Ros son . ▁▁ ▁Ros son ▁graduated ▁from ▁Rog ers ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁Ros son ▁was ▁a ▁stock - exchange ▁cl erk , ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁career ▁for ▁himself ▁in ▁film . ▁He ▁married ▁Louise ▁( L uc ille ) ▁Iran a ▁Nied erm ey er ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁their ▁marriage , ▁Louise ▁was ▁three ▁months ▁pre gn ant . ▁After ▁their ▁first ▁child ▁was ▁born , ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁California . ▁The ▁couple ▁later ▁divor ced . ▁ ▁Ros son ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁film ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁director ▁and ▁screen writer . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Ros son ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Hal ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁Pol ly ▁of ▁the ▁Storm ▁Country . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁on ▁location ▁at ▁the ▁Sel ig ▁Z oo . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁G arrison ' s ▁Fin ish . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Ros son ▁worked ▁with ▁All an ▁D wan ▁on ▁his ▁silent ▁films ▁throughout ▁his ▁career . ▁Ros son