Ray Stark

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Ray Stark (born October 3, 1914 in Chicago , Illinois , † January 17, 2004 in West Hollywood, California ) was an American film producer.

In 1980 he received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for his achievements . He had previously been nominated for an Oscar in the category of best film in 1968 and 1978 . In 1993, Stark received an Emmy for the television production Barbarians at the Gate . In 1999 he received the David O. Selznick Lifetime Achievement Award from the Producers Guild of America in recognition of his achievements.

Prior to his career, he graduated from Rutgers and New York University Law School. His first film-related position was as a publicity writer for Warner Brothers . He also worked a little later as a literary agent for authors such as Raymond Chandler .

During World War II , Stark served in the US Navy . He then worked for the Famous agency, which represented well-known actors such as Marilyn Monroe . In 1957 he founded the production company Seven Arts Productions with Eliot Hyman. They produced their first film three years later. In 1966, Stark separated from the company and founded two of his own companies, Rastar Productions and Ray Stark Productions.

As a producer, he was responsible for several films with actress Barbra Streisand in the lead role. In addition, eleven of his films are based on plays written by Neil Simon .

He was married to Frances Brice from 1939 to 1992, the year she died, and they had two children together.

Ray Stark is buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery .

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SURNAME Strong, Ray
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois, USA
DATE OF DEATH January 17, 2004
Place of death West Hollywood, California