Stan Hough
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July 23, 1918
Stan Hough | |
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| Born | Stanley L. Hough July 23, 1918 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1990 (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | Producer, studio executive |
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Stanley L. Hough[pronunciation?] (July 23, 1918 – February 23, 1990) was an American film executive and film and television producer.
He worked as an assistant director from 1952 to 1961.[1] He then became vice-president in charge of production operations at 20th Century Fox.
In 1971 he married the actress Jean Peters after she had divorced her estranged husband Howard Hughes.[2][3] Hough then decided to become a producer and resigned his post at 20th Century Fox. His first job was on the successful movie Emperor of the North Pole starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, and Keith Carradine.[4] He then produced the Planet of the Apes TV series which only lasted for 13 episodes on CBS in September 1974.[5] He wrote the stories for the successful westerns Bandolero! (1968) and The Undefeated (1969).
