- Known For
- Production
- Born
- October 3, 1914
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- January 17, 2004
Ray Stark
Raymond Otto Stark (October 3, 1915 – January 17, 2004) 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), 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). In addition to his roster of films, Stark formed relationships with various directors and writers throughout his career. Stark made eight films with Herbert Ross, five with John Huston, and three with Sydney Pollack. Additionally, Stark's 18-year partnership with playwright Neil Simon yielded 11 films between the duo, including The Goodbye …
Filmography
movieLost in Yonkers
1993 · Producer
movieBarbarians at the Gate
1993 · Producer
movieSteel Magnolias
1989 · Producer
movieBiloxi Blues
1988 · Producer
movieBrighton Beach Memoirs
1986 · Producer
movieThe Slugger's Wife
1985 · Producer
movieThe Toy
1982 · Producer
movieAnnie
1982 · Producer
movieLights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical
1982 · Self
movieSeems Like Old Times
1980 · Producer
movieThe Electric Horseman
1979 · Producer
movieChapter Two
1979 · Producer
movieThe Cheap Detective
1978 · Producer
movieCalifornia Suite
1978 · Producer
movieCasey's Shadow
1978 · Producer
movieThe Goodbye Girl
1977 · Producer
movieMurder by Death
1976 · Producer
movieRobin and Marian
1976 · Executive Producer
movieThe Black Bird
1975 · Executive Producer
movieThe Sunshine Boys
1975 · Producer
movieFunny Lady
1975 · Producer
The Lion Roars Again
movieThe Lion Roars Again
1975 · Self
movieThe Way We Were
1973 · Producer
movieFat City
1972 · Producer
movieTo Find a Man
1972 · Executive Producer
movieThe Owl and the Pussycat
1970 · Producer
movieFunny Girl
1968 · Producer
movieThis is Streisand
1968
movieReflections in a Golden Eye
1967 · Producer
movieOh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
1967 · Producer
movieArrivederci, Baby!
1966 · Producer
movieThis Property Is Condemned
1966 · Producer
movieThe Night of the Iguana
1964 · Producer
movieOn the Trail of the Iguana
1964 · Self
movieThe World of Suzie Wong
1960 · Executive Producer