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Ray Stark

American film producer (1915-2004) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 88

Raymond Otto Stark was an American film producer and talent agent. Stark's background as a literary and theatrical agent prepared him to produce some of the most profitable films of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, such as The World of Suzie Wong (1960), West Side Story (1961), The Misfits (1961), Lolita (1962),...

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2004Died17 January 20041993Barbarians at the GateFilm, Producer1989Steel MagnoliasFilm, Producer1986Brighton Beach MemoirsFilm, Producer1985The Slugger's WifeFilm, Producer1980Irving G. Thalberg Memorial AwardAwardSeems Like Old TimesFilm, 1980Producer1979Chapter TwoFilm, Producer1977The Goodbye GirlFilm, Producer1976Murder by DeathFilm, Producer1973The Way We WereFilm, Producer1972Fat CityFilm, Producer1968Funny GirlFilm, Producer1967Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So SadFilm, Producer1964On the Trail of the IguanaFilm1960The World of Suzie WongFilm, Producer1915Born3 October 1915

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  • Steel Magnolias 1989
  • The Night of the Iguana 1964
  • Murder by Death 1976
  • Fat City 1972
  • Funny Girl 1968

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Filmography 35

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Photos 1

Awards

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award1980

About this person

Stark's background as a literary and theatrical agent prepared him to produce some of the most profitable films of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, such as The World of Suzie Wong (1960), West Side Story (1961), The Misfits (1961), Lolita (1962), The Night of the Iguana (1964), Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), Funny Girl (1968), The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), The Goodbye Girl (1977), The Toy (1982), Annie (1982), and Steel Magnolias (1989).

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 2004 · aged 88

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In the same film or series as Ray

Joseph BolognaAlso in Chapter Two (1979)Nicholas ColasantoAlso in Fat City (1972)Martin RittAlso in Casey's Shadow (1978)Tom EwellAlso in To Find a Man (1972)Gene SaksAlso in Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)