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Raymond Stross (22 May 1916 – 31 July 1988) was a British film producer.[1][2]

Raymond Stross
Born	(1916-05-22)22 May 1916 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Died	31 July 1988(1988-07-31) (aged 72) Beverly Hills, California, United States
Occupation	Film producer
Spouse	Anne Heywood ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	Mark Stross (b. 1963)

Early life and education

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]

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[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.

Personal life

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]

Selected filmography

Producer

• The Tall Headlines (1952)
• As Long as They're Happy (1955)
• An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)
• Jumping for Joy (1956)
• The Flesh Is Weak (1957)
• The Angry Hills (1959)
• The Brain (1962)
• The Very Edge (1963)
• The Leather Boys (1964)
• Ninety Degrees in the Shade (1965)
• The Fox (1967)
• Midas Run (1969)
• I Want What I Want (1972)
• Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)

See also

• List of Old Abingdonians

References

External links

• Raymond Stross at IMDb

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