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Ross Hunter

American film and television producer, actor (1920-1996) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 75

Ross Hunter 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).

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A life in dates

1996Died10 March 19961978A Family Upside DownFilm, Producer1976Arthur Hailey's The MoneychangersSeries, Producer1973Lost HorizonFilm, Producer1967Thoroughly Modern MillieFilm, Producer1966Madame XFilm, Producer1964I'd Rather Be RichFilm, Producer1963Tammy and the DoctorFilm, Producer1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesBack StreetFilm, 1961Producer1960Midnight LaceFilm, Producer1958This Happy FeelingFilm, Producer1957Battle HymnFilm, Producer1955All That Heaven AllowsFilm, Producer1954Magnificent ObsessionFilm, Producer1951The Groom Wore SpursFilm, Austin Tindale (uncredited)1946The Bandit of Sherwood ForestFilm, Robin Hood's Man (uncredited)1920Born6 May 1920

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  • Imitation of Life 1959
  • All That Heaven Allows 1955
  • The Chalk Garden 1964
  • There's Always Tomorrow 1956
  • Pillow Talk 1959

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Filmography 40

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Television 2

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 1996 · aged 75

In the same film or series as Ross

Max ShowalterAlso in Naked Alibi (1954)Otto KrugerAlso in Magnificent Obsession (1954)Howard DuffAlso in The Yellow Mountain (1954)Helmut KäutnerAlso in A Stranger in My Arms (1959)Charles DrakeAlso in Back Street (1961)