Raymond Stross

Raymond Stross
Born (1916-05-22)May 22, 1916
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Died (1988-07-31)July 31, 1988
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Occupation Film producer
Spouse(s)
Anne Heywood
(m. 1960; his death 1988)
Children Mark Stross (b. 1963)

Raymond Stross (1916-1988) was a British film producer from Leeds.[1][2]

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.[3]

Film

He started Sturt Stross Film Productions in 1937 becoming the second youngest director-producer in the country at the time. His company's firs 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]

Personal Life

He was married to Anne Heywood and had a son and daughter.[2] He died in 1988 at his home in Beverly Hills, California.[2]

Selected filmography

Producer

See also

References

  1. ↑ BFI.org
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Raymond Stross, Producer, 72". New York Times.
  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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