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

Early life and education

Stross was born on 22 May 1916 in

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popula ...

. He was educated at Abingdon School 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 ''The Reverse Be My Lot'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Raymond Stross and starring Ian Fleming, Marjorie Corbett and Mickey Brantford. The screenplay involves a physician who discovers a medicine to combat a major outbreak of disease. ...

''. 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 Anne Heywood (born 11 December 1931) is a British retired film actress, who is best known for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in ''The Fox''. Early life and career Born as Violet Joan Pretty in 1931 to Harold and Edna E. ( Lowndes) Pre ...

and had a son and daughter. He died in 1988 at his home in Beverly Hills, California.

Selected filmography

Producer * ''

The Tall Headlines ''The Tall Headlines'' is a 1952 British drama film directed by Terence Young and starring André Morell, Flora Robson, Michael Denison, Peter Burton, Sid James and Dennis Price. It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. In the United Stat ...

'' (1952) * '' As Long as They're Happy'' (1955) * ''

An Alligator Named Daisy ''An Alligator Named Daisy'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Donald Sinden, Jeannie Carson, James Robertson Justice, Diana Dors, Roland Culver and Stanley Holloway. Plot Returning from a cricket match in I ...

'' (1955) * '' Jumping for Joy'' (1956) * ''

The Flesh Is Weak ''The Flesh Is Weak'' is a 1957 British film directed by Don Chaffey. It stars John Derek and Milly Vitale. Distributors Corporation of America released the film in the USA as a double feature with ''Blonde in Bondage''. Plot Tony Giani is a ...

'' (1957) * '' The Angry Hills'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1962) * '' The Very Edge'' (1963) * ''

The Leather Boys ''The Leather Boys'' is a 1964 British drama film about the rocker subculture in London featuring a gay motorcyclist. This film is notable as an early example of a film that violated the Hollywood production code, yet was still shown in the Unit ...

'' (1964) * ''

Ninety Degrees in the Shade ''Ninety Degrees in the Shade'' ( cs, Třicet jedna ve stínu) is a 1965 British-Czech drama film directed by Jiří Weiss. Plot It's very hot, putting a strain on everyone. A beautiful woman works in a shop in Czechoslovakia during the Communi ...

'' (1965) * '' The Fox'' (1967) * ''

Midas Run ''Midas Run'' (UK title ''A Run on Gold'') is a 1969 American comedy film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Richard Crenna, Anne Heywood and, in one of his final big-screen roles, Fred Astaire. It was shot at the Tirrenia Studios in Tuscany. ...

'' (1969) * '' I Want What I Want'' (1972) * ''

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff ''Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff'' is a 1979 American drama film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The screenplay by Polly Platt is based on the 1970 novel of the same title by William Inge. Inge wrote two novels, both set in the fictional town of Freedom, K ...

'' (1979)

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