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Ross Hunter (born Martin Terry Fuss; May 6, 1920 – March 10, 1996) was an American film and television producer and actor. He is best known for producing light comedies such as Pillow Talk (1959), and the glamorous melodramas Magnificent Obsession (1954), Imitation of Life (1959), and Back Street (1961).
Ross Hunter was a Hollywood producer who made more than 60 films, mostly bright confections with stars like Debbie Reynolds and Julie Andrews. He also produced Airport, his only Oscar-nominated film, and acted in some B-movies before the war.
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- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Ross Hunter was a prolific and successful producer of musicals, comedies and dramas, such as Imitation of Life, Pillow Talk and Airport. He worked with stars like Debbie Reynolds, Julie Andrews and Lana Turner, and won the Golden Laurel Award in 1968.
- May 6, 1920
- March 10, 1996
Two Hollywood producers, one a big-time studio executive and one an independent filmmaker, talk about their work and their differences in 1967. Hunter discusses his blockbuster movies and his personal style, while Taylor reveals her social conscience and her struggles with money and advertising.
Ross Hunter, the producer who dedicated himself to keeping “all my movies beautiful” and whose exquisitely mounted and surprisingly profitable romantic films sought to give 1950s audiences the...
Ross Hunter | Secretary Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Office 360-407-7909 | Cell 360-515-8972 Pronouns: he/him/his
Mar 12, 1996 · Ross Hunter, a movie producer devoted to preserving the romance and glamour of Hollywood in films like "Pillow Talk," "Magnificent Obsession," "Imitation of Life" and "Airport," died on...
