Raymond Stross (22 May 1916 – 31 July 1988) was a British

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Early life and education

Stross was born on 22 May 1916 in Leeds. He was educated at

Abingdon School Abingdon School is a day and boarding independent school for boys in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The twentieth oldest independent British school, it celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2006. The school was described as "highly ...

from 1929 until 1933 and was a member of the second XV rugby team.

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

Personal life

He was married to actress Anne Heywood and had a son and daughter. He died in 1988 at his home in

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Selected filmography

Producer * '' The Tall Headlines'' (1952) * ''

As Long as They're Happy ''As Long as They're Happy'' is a 1955 British musical comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Jack Buchanan, Susan Stephen and Diana Dors. It is based on the 1953 play of the same name by Vernon Sylvaine. It was shot at Pinewood St ...

'' (1955) * '' An Alligator Named Daisy'' (1955) * ''

Jumping for Joy ''Jumping for Joy'' is a 1956 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Frankie Howerd, Stanley Holloway, Joan Hickson and Lionel Jeffries. Plot Willie Joy (Frankie Howerd) works at a greyhound track as a cleaner, whic ...

'' (1956) * '' The Flesh Is Weak'' (1957) * ''

The Angry Hills ''The Angry Hills'' (1955) is a novel written by the American novelist Leon Uris. It was adapted into a motion picture by the same name in 1959. Michael "Mike" Morrison is an American author and recent widower who is in Greece during World War ...

'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

The Very Edge ''The Very Edge'' is a 1963 British drama film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Anne Heywood, Richard Todd, Jack Hedley, Jeremy Brett and Maurice Denham. The screenplay concerns a young woman who is assaulted and stalked by a maniac. Plo ...

'' (1963) * '' The Leather Boys'' (1964) * '' Ninety Degrees in the Shade'' (1965) * '' The Fox'' (1967) * '' Midas Run'' (1969) * ''

I Want What I Want ''I Want What I Want'' by Geoff Brown was first published in 1966 by Great Britain's Weidenfeld & Nicolson. It was made into a film by the same title starring Anne Heywood Anne Heywood (born 11 December 1931) is a British retired film a ...

'' (1972) * '' Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff'' (1979)

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