Lou Rusoff (August 3, 1911 – June 29, 1963) was a Canadian-born screenwriter and producer best known for his work with American International Pictures (AIP).
Rusoff worked as a social worker[1] and wrote for Canadian radio and television before moving to Hollywood in 1950.
[2] Arkoff later said: Often, he was working on five or six scripts simultaneously – not only his own but rewriting other people's screenplays when emergencies occurred and the original writers were unavailable.
He also eventually produced some of the AIP movies he wrote... More than any other writer, Lou had a real appreciation for what we were trying to do.
[3]Writer Mark McGee said, "Rusoff's scripts were usually hackneyed and dull but they generally made sense.