Ross Hunter
Birthday:
May 6, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Birth Name:
Martin Fuss
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. Most of his films tended to be bright confections, many for Universal Pictures, with stars such as Debbie Re...
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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. Most of his films tended to be bright confections, many for Universal Pictures, with stars such as Debbie Reynolds and Julie Andrews. He also produced his share of "three-hankie weepers", including such fare as Mirage de la vie (1959), a remake of an earlier film (Images de la vie (1934)) that resurrected the career of Lana Turner. His production principle was that audiences should leave the theater either laughing or crying. His biggest success was Airport (1970), for which he received his only Oscar nomination. It was such a hit that in 1973 he remarked, "For three years, Universal's been living on 'Airport'." He ended his long career at Universal, joining Columbia in 1971 and then Paramount in 1974, where he produced made-for-TV movies. Show less «
[in 1965, speaking about the films he'd produced] They weren't great, but they weren't supposed to be . . . I gave the public what they want...Show more »
[in 1965, speaking about the films he'd produced] They weren't great, but they weren't supposed to be . . . I gave the public what they wanted--a chance to dream, to live vicariously, to see beautiful women, jewels, gorgeous clothes, melodrama. Show less «
The way life looks in my pictures is the way I want life to be. I don't hold a mirror up to life as it is. I just want to show the part whic...Show more »
The way life looks in my pictures is the way I want life to be. I don't hold a mirror up to life as it is. I just want to show the part which is attractive. Show less «
[on Doris Day] No one guessed that under all those dimples lurked one of the wildest asses in Hollywood.
[on Doris Day] No one guessed that under all those dimples lurked one of the wildest asses in Hollywood.
[to Doris Day on the set of Confidences sur l'oreiller (1959)] You are sexy, Doris, and it's about time you dealt with it. If you allow me t...Show more »
[to Doris Day on the set of Confidences sur l'oreiller (1959)] You are sexy, Doris, and it's about time you dealt with it. If you allow me to get Jean Louis to do your clothes, I mean a really sensational wardrobe that will show off that wild fanny of yours, and get some wonderful make-up on you, and chic you up and get a great hairdo that lifts you, why, every secretary and every housewife will say, "Look at that--look what Doris has done to herself. Maybe I can do the same thing". Show less «
