Raymond Stross (22 May 1916 – 31 July 1988) was a British film producer.[1][2]
Raymond Stross | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 May 1916 |
| Died | 31 July 1988 (aged 72) Beverly Hills, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse | |
Early life and education
editStross was born on 22 May 1916 in Leeds. He was educated at Abingdon School from 1929 until 1933 and was a member of the second XV rugby team.[3]
Film
editHe started Sturt Stross Film Productions in 1937 becoming the second youngest director-producer in the country at the time. His company's first production was a film called The Show's the Thing[4] He also directed the 1937 film The Reverse Be My Lot. By 1951 he owned a chain of theatres as well as being a producer.[2][5] Ray Stiles, bassist with Mud and The Hollies, called himself Stross in tribute.
Personal life
editHe was married to actress Anne Heywood and had a son and daughter.[2] He died in 1988 at his home in Beverly Hills, California.[2]
Selected filmography
editProducer
- The Tall Headlines (1952)
- As Long as They're Happy (1955)
- An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)
- Jumping for Joy (1956)
- The Flesh Is Weak (1957)
- The Angry Hills (1959)
- The Brain (1962)
- The Very Edge (1963)
- The Leather Boys (1964)
- Ninety Degrees in the Shade (1965)
- The Fox (1967)
- Midas Run (1969)
- I Want What I Want (1972)
- Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ BFI.org
- ^ a b c d "Raymond Stross, Producer, 72". New York Times. 4 August 1988.
- ^ "Salvete" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
- ^ "OA Notes Easter 1937" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
- ^ "OA Notes January 1951" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
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