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|birth_place = [[England]], United Kingdom |
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|occupation = [[Film producer]] |
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'''Raymond Stross''' ( |
'''Raymond Stross''' (22 May 1916 – 31 July 1988) was a British [[film producer]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090115220752/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/12659 BFI.org]</ref><ref name=nyt-obituary>{{cite news |
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|work=[[New York Times]]|date=4 August 1988 |
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|publisher=[[New York Times]]}}</ref> He owned a chain of theatres before becoming a producer.<ref name=nyt-obituary/> He also directed the 1937 film ''[[The Reverse Be My Lot]]''. He was married to [[Anne Heywood]] and had a son and daughter.<ref name=nyt-obituary/> |
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==Early life and education== |
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He died in 1988 at his home in [[Beverly Hills]]<ref name=nyt-obituary/> |
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Stross 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abingdon.org.uk/uploads/school/files/abingdonian/1929_December_V006_N028.pdf#page=3|title=Salvete|publisher=The Abingdonian}}</ref> |
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==Film== |
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He 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''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abingdon.org.uk/uploads/school/files/abingdonian/1937_Easter_V007_N019.pdf#page=9|title=OA Notes Easter 1937|publisher=The Abingdonian}}</ref> 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.<ref name=nyt-obituary/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abingdon.org.uk/uploads/school/files/abingdonian/1951_January_V009_N010.pdf#page=39|title=OA Notes January 1951|publisher=The Abingdonian}}</ref> Ray Stiles, bassist with Mud and The Hollies, called himself Stross in tribute. |
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==Personal life== |
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He was married to actress [[Anne Heywood]] and had a son and daughter.<ref name=nyt-obituary/> He died in 1988 at his home in [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref name=nyt-obituary/> |
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==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
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* ''[[Jumping for Joy]]'' (1956) |
* ''[[Jumping for Joy]]'' (1956) |
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* ''[[The Flesh Is Weak]]'' (1957) |
* ''[[The Flesh Is Weak]]'' (1957) |
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* ''[[The Angry Hills (film)|The Angry Hills]]'' (1959) |
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* ''[[The Brain (1962 film)|The Brain]]'' (1962) |
* ''[[The Brain (1962 film)|The Brain]]'' (1962) |
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* ''[[The Very Edge]]'' (1963) |
* ''[[The Very Edge]]'' (1963) |
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* ''[[I Want What I Want (film)|I Want What I Want]]'' (1972) |
* ''[[I Want What I Want (film)|I Want What I Want]]'' (1972) |
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* ''[[Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff]]'' (1979) |
* ''[[Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff]]'' (1979) |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of Old Abingdonians]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 07:51, 11 July 2024
Raymond Stross | |
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| Born | 22 May 1916 |
| Died | 31 July 1988 (aged 72) Beverly Hills, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film producer |
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Raymond Stross (22 May 1916 – 31 July 1988) was a British film producer.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Stross 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
[edit]He 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
[edit]He 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
[edit]Producer
- 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
[edit]References
[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.
External links
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