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{{short description|British film producer}}
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|name = Raymond Stross
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|birth_name =
|birth_name =
|birth_date = 1915
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|05|22|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Leeds]], [[England]], United Kingdom
|birth_place = [[Leeds]], [[England]], United Kingdom
|death_date = {{death year and age|1988|1915}}
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|07|31|1916|05|22|df=y}}
|death_place = [[Beverly Hills, California]], United States
|death_place = {{Nowrap|[[Beverly Hills, California]], United States}}
|years_active =
|years_active =
|occupation = [[Film producer]]
|occupation = [[Film producer]]
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Anne Heywood]] <br>|1960|1988|end=his death}}
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Anne Heywood]]|1960}}
|children = Mark Stross ({{abbr|b.|born}} 1963)
|children =
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'''Raymond Stross''' (1915-1988) was a British [[film producer]] from Leeds.<ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/12659 BFI.org]</ref><ref name=nyt-obituary>{{cite news
'''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
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/04/obituaries/raymond-stross-producer-72.html
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/04/obituaries/raymond-stross-producer-72.html
|title=Raymond Stross, Producer, 72
|title=Raymond Stross, Producer, 72
|work=[[New York Times]]|date=4 August 1988
|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/>
}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
⚫
He died in 1988 at his home in [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref name=nyt-obituary/>
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>

==Film==
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.

==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/>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Jumping for Joy]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Jumping for Joy]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Flesh Is Weak]]'' (1957)
* ''[[The Flesh Is Weak]]'' (1957)
* ''[[The Angry Hills (film)|The Angry Hills]]'' (1959)
* ''[[The Brain (1962 film)|The Brain]]'' (1962)
* ''[[The Brain (1962 film)|The Brain]]'' (1962)
* ''[[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)
* ''[[Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff]]'' (1979)

==See also==
* [[List of Old Abingdonians]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:51, 11 July 2024

Raymond Stross
Born(1916-05-22)22 May 1916
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Died31 July 1988(1988-07-31) (aged 72)
Beverly Hills, California, United States
OccupationFilm producer
Spouse
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(m. 1960)​

Raymond Stross (22 May 1916 – 31 July 1988) was a British film producer.[1][2]

Early life and education

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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.[3]

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[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

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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

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Producer

See also

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ a b c d "Raymond Stross, Producer, 72". New York Times. 4 August 1988.
  3. ^ "Salvete" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
  4. ^ "OA Notes Easter 1937" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
  5. ^ "OA Notes January 1951" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
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