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==Appearances in media== *[[Florence Earle Coates]] dedicated her poem [[wikisource:The Unconquered Air, and Other Poems (1912)/To R. R. On Rereading the "De Profundis" of Oscar Wilde|To R. R.: On Rereading the ''"De Profundis"'' of Oscar Wilde]] (1912) to him. * Ross has a brief appearance in the [[Pat Barker]] novel ''[[The Eye in the Door]]''. His part in Noel Pemberton Billing's agitation against him and his circle is mentioned throughout as a backdrop to the main story. * The protagonist of [[Timothy Findley]]'s novel ''[[The Wars]]'' (1977) is named after him.<ref>[[Brian Busby]], ''Character Parts: Who's Really Who in Canlit'', Toronto: Knopf, 2003. p. 221-222. {{ISBN|0-676-97579-8}}</ref> The historical Ross appears as a character in Findley's novel ''[[Pilgrim (Timothy Findley novel)|Pilgrim]]''. * In films he has been portrayed by [[Dennis Price]] in ''[[Oscar Wilde (film)|Oscar Wilde]]'' (1960), [[Emrys Jones (actor)|Emrys Jones]] in ''[[The Trials of Oscar Wilde]]'' (1960), [[Michael Sheen]] in ''[[Wilde (film)|Wilde]]'' (1997), [[Edwin Thomas (actor)|Edwin Thomas]] in ''[[The Happy Prince (2018 film)|The Happy Prince]]'' (2018), and by [[Simon Russell Beale]] in ''[[Benediction (film)|Benediction]]'' (2022). * Ross is a major character in [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]]'s play ''[[The Judas Kiss (play)|The Judas Kiss]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite news | access-date = 31 October 2022 | work = TimeOut | url = https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/the-judas-kiss | title = The Judas Kiss | date = 25 April 2016 | first = David | last = Cote }}</ref> * Robert Ross has a major role in [[Dave Sim]]'s [[graphic novel]] ''[[Cerebus the Aardvark#"Melmoth"|Melmoth]]'', which chronicles the final days and death of Wilde.
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