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Ross Hunter

Producer

Ross Hunter

Born May 6, 1920Died March 10, 199647 films

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).

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Over the course of his career, Hunter produced films of various genres but found his greatest success with light-hearted comedies, musicals and melodramatic "tear jerkers" that were high on romance and glamour. (Wikipedia)

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Imitation of Life posterFirst watchImitation of Life19597.4In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
All That Heaven Allows poster7.3All That Heaven Allows1955Pillow Talk poster7.1Pillow Talk1959Airport poster6.5Airport1970Magnificent Obsession poster6.9Magnificent Obsession1954Midnight Lace poster6.6Midnight Lace1960The Thrill of It All poster7.1The Thrill of It All1963Thoroughly Modern Millie poster6.8Thoroughly Modern Millie1967There's Always Tomorrow poster7.2There's Always Tomorrow1956

Filmography

47 films
  1. 1979The Best Place to BeProducer
  2. 1978Suddenly, LoveProducer
  3. 1978A Family Upside DownProducer
  4. 1975The Lives of Jenny DolanExecutive Producer
  5. 1973Lost HorizonProducer
  6. 1970AirportProducer
  7. 1967Rosie!Executive Producer
  8. 1967Thoroughly Modern MillieProducer
  9. 1966The Pad and How to Use ItProducer
  10. 1966Madame XProducer
  11. 1965The Art of LoveProducer
  12. 1964I'd Rather Be RichProducer
  13. 1964The Chalk GardenProducer
  14. 1963The Thrill of It AllProducer
  15. 1963Tammy and the DoctorProducer
  16. 1962If a Man AnswersProducer
  17. 1961Flower Drum SongProducer
  18. 1961Back StreetProducer
  19. 1961Tammy Tell Me TrueProducer
  20. 1960Midnight LaceProducer
  21. 1960Portrait in BlackProducer
  22. 1959Pillow TalkProducer
  23. 1959Imitation of LifeProducer
  24. 1959A Stranger in My ArmsProducer
  25. 1958The Restless YearsProducer
  26. 1958This Happy FeelingProducer
  27. 1957InterludeProducer
  28. 1957My Man GodfreyProducer
  29. 1957Tammy and the BachelorProducer
  30. 1957Battle HymnProducer
  31. 1956There's Always TomorrowProducer
  32. 1955The SpoilersProducer
  33. 1955All That Heaven AllowsProducer
  34. 1955One DesireProducer
  35. 1955Captain LightfootProducer
  36. 1954The Yellow MountainProducer
  37. 1954Naked AlibiProducer
  38. 1954Magnificent ObsessionProducer
  39. 1954Taza, Son of CochiseProducer
  40. 1953TumbleweedProducer
  41. 1953All I DesireProducer
  42. 1953Take Me to TownProducer
  43. 1952The Duel at Silver CreekAssociate Producer
  44. 1952Son of Ali BabaAssociate Producer
  45. 1952Steel TownAssociate Producer
  46. 1952The Battle at Apache PassAssociate Producer
  47. 1951Flame of ArabyAssociate Producer