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'''Raymond Stross''' (1916–1988) 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
'''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]]}}</ref>
|work=[[New York Times]]|date=4 August 1988
}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Stross was born on the 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>
Stross was born on 22 May 1916 in [[Leeds]]. He was educated at Roynd Hay High School and [[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==
==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.
Stross left school at age sixteen at went to work at Shepperton Studios. 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]]''.

He then went to work for various distributors and became branch manager in Northern Ireland for Columbia pictures. Stross bought a cimema in Belfast and bought up a chain. Then he bought another chain at Norwich. In 1948 Stross travelled to the US to increase his knowleddge and prepare for the move into production.<ref name="stross">{{cite news|newspaper=The Kensington News and West London Times|date=20 March 1953|page=3|title=The producer - Raymond Stross}}</ref>

Stross' first film as producer was ''Hell is Sold Out''.<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> He soon became an "international" producer, frequently using American stars in his movies in order to make them more appealing to the world market.<ref name="stross"/>

Ray Stiles, bassist with Mud and The Hollies, called himself Stross in tribute.

Stross had a huge box office success with ''The Fox'' (1967).<ref name="zec">{{cite news|first=Donald|last=Zec|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=18 July 1968|page=9|title=Heywood - after the Fox}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Stross was married to an American with whom he had a daughter, Laraine. He then married actress Clare Corey-James in March 1955 and attend the premiere of ''As Long as They's Happy'' that night.<ref>{{cite news|title=Film producer marries|newspaper=Evening Standard|date=10 March 1955|page=8}}</ref>
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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/>

In July 1959 Stross announced he would marry actress [[Anne Heywood]], who he met making ''A Terrible Beauty''. "It was love at first sight," said Heywood. Stross apparently proposed the day after they met. He was still married to Corey-James who was by then a liteary agent.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=29 July 1959|page=2|title=First-love Anne must wait for her man}}</ref> He cited David Deutshc as a co-respondent in the divorce case.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Daily Record|date=26 September 1959|page=6|title=Film boss seeking a divorce}}</ref> Stross was granted a divorce on account of adultery between Deutsch and his second wife.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Grimsby Evening Telegraph|date=30 October 1959|page=3|title=Decree for film man}}</ref> Corey James later announced she would marry Deutsch.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Evening Standard|date=4 January 1960|page=3|title=Raymond Stross' ex-wife plans to marry again}}</ref>

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Stross and Haywood married in March 1960<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Evening Standard|date=March 1960|page=8|title=Tea with Anne....}}</ref> and they 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==
*''The Show's the Thing'' (1936) - director
'''Producer'''
* ''[[The Tall Headlines]]'' (1952)
*''[[The Reverse Be My Lot]]'' (1937) - director
* ''[[As Long as They're Happy]]'' (1955)
*''[[Hell Is Sold Out]]'' (1951) - producer
* ''[[An Alligator Named Daisy]]'' (1955)
* ''[[The Tall Headlines]]'' (1952) - producer
* ''[[Jumping for Joy]]'' (1956)
*''[[The Man Who Watched Trains Go By]]'' (1952) - producer
* ''[[The Flesh Is Weak]]'' (1957)
*''[[Rough Shoot]]'' (1953) - producer
* ''[[The Angry Hills (film)|The Angry Hills]]'' (1959)
*''[[Star of India (film)|Star of India]]'' (1954) - producer
* ''[[The Brain (1962 film)|The Brain]]'' (1962)
* ''[[As Long as They're Happy]]'' (1955) - producer
* ''[[The Very Edge]]'' (1963)
* ''[[An Alligator Named Daisy]]'' (1955) - producer
* ''[[The Leather Boys]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Jumping for Joy]]'' (1956) - producer
* ''[[Ninety Degrees in the Shade]]'' (1965)
*''[[A Touch of the Sun (1956 film)|A Touch of the Sun]]'' (1956) - producer
* ''[[The Fox (1967 film)|The Fox]]'' (1967)
* ''[[The Flesh Is Weak]]'' (1957) - producer
* ''[[Midas Run]]'' (1969)
*''[[A Question of Adultery]]'' (1958) - producer
* ''[[I Want What I Want (film)|I Want What I Want]]'' (1972)
* ''[[The Angry Hills (film)|The Angry Hills]]'' (1959) - producer
* ''[[Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff]]'' (1979)
*''[[A Terrible Beauty (film)|A Terrible Beauty]]'' (1960) - producer
*''[[The Mark (1961 film)|The Mark]]'' (1961) - producer
* ''[[The Brain (1962 film)|The Brain]]'' (1962) - producer
* ''[[The Very Edge]]'' (1963) - producer
* ''[[The Leather Boys]]'' (1964) - producer
* ''[[Ninety Degrees in the Shade]]'' (1965) - producer
* ''[[The Fox (1967 film)|The Fox]]'' (1967) - producer
* ''[[Midas Run]]'' (1969) - producer
* ''[[I Want What I Want (film)|I Want What I Want]]'' (1972) - producer
* ''[[Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff]]'' (1979) - producer


==See also==
==See also==
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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 Roynd Hay High School and Abingdon School from 1929 until 1933 and was a member of the second XV rugby team.[3]

Film

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Stross left school at age sixteen at went to work at Shepperton Studios. 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.

He then went to work for various distributors and became branch manager in Northern Ireland for Columbia pictures. Stross bought a cimema in Belfast and bought up a chain. Then he bought another chain at Norwich. In 1948 Stross travelled to the US to increase his knowleddge and prepare for the move into production.[5]

Stross' first film as producer was Hell is Sold Out.[2][6] He soon became an "international" producer, frequently using American stars in his movies in order to make them more appealing to the world market.[5]

Ray Stiles, bassist with Mud and The Hollies, called himself Stross in tribute.

Stross had a huge box office success with The Fox (1967).[7]

Personal life

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Stross was married to an American with whom he had a daughter, Laraine. He then married actress Clare Corey-James in March 1955 and attend the premiere of As Long as They's Happy that night.[8]

In July 1959 Stross announced he would marry actress Anne Heywood, who he met making A Terrible Beauty. "It was love at first sight," said Heywood. Stross apparently proposed the day after they met. He was still married to Corey-James who was by then a liteary agent.[9] He cited David Deutshc as a co-respondent in the divorce case.[10] Stross was granted a divorce on account of adultery between Deutsch and his second wife.[11] Corey James later announced she would marry Deutsch.[12]

Stross and Haywood married in March 1960[13] and they had a son and daughter.[2] He died in 1988 at his home in Beverly Hills, California.[2]

Selected filmography

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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. ^ a b "The producer - Raymond Stross". The Kensington News and West London Times. 20 March 1953. p. 3.
  6. ^ "OA Notes January 1951" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
  7. ^ Zec, Donald (18 July 1968). "Heywood - after the Fox". Daily Mirror. p. 9.
  8. ^ "Film producer marries". Evening Standard. 10 March 1955. p. 8.
  9. ^ "First-love Anne must wait for her man". Daily Herald. 29 July 1959. p. 2.
  10. ^ "Film boss seeking a divorce". Daily Record. 26 September 1959. p. 6.
  11. ^ "Decree for film man". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 30 October 1959. p. 3.
  12. ^ "Raymond Stross' ex-wife plans to marry again". Evening Standard. 4 January 1960. p. 3.
  13. ^ "Tea with Anne...". Evening Standard. March 1960. p. 8.
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