Raymond Stross | |
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Born | |
Died | 31 July 1988 Beverly Hills, California, United States | (aged 72)
Occupation | Film producer |
Spouse | |
Children | Mark Stross (b. 1963) |
Raymond Stross (22 May 1916 – 31 July 1988) was a British film producer.[1][2]
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]
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.
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]
Producer