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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).
Nov 8, 2018 · “A Ross Hunter Production” has certain hallmarks: a campy, sometimes manic sensibility, overwrought emotion and high-octane melodrama. But Ross Hunter has largely been forgotten. Not enough is known about his life, or his impact in Hollywood at studios like Universal, considered to be the bargain-bin of the major studios.
Ross Hunter. Producer: Airport. Noted Hollywood producer Ross Hunter served in Army intelligence during World War II. After the war he signed with Columbia Pictures and appeared in a number of forgettable B-movies. He then became a producer and produced more than 60 films.
- May 6, 1920
- March 10, 1996
Noted Hollywood producer Ross Hunter served in Army intelligence during World War II. After the war he signed with Columbia Pictures and appeared in a number of forgettable B-movies. He then became a producer and produced more than 60 films.
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- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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...
Nov 5, 2020 · Born May 6, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, Martin Fuss, known professionally as Ross Hunter, was raised by his German American parents, attending Cleveland’s Glenville High School where he later taught English and Drama. He worked in U.S. Army Intelligence during World War II.
Mar 10, 1996 · Ross Hunter is known as an Producer, Actor, Associate Producer, Executive Producer, Dialogue, and Script Supervisor. Some of his work includes Airport, All That Heaven Allows, Imitation of Life, Pillow Talk, Midnight Lace, Magnificent Obsession, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and The Thrill of It All.
