Ray Stark

Ray Stark (October 3, 1915 – January 17, 2004) was an Academy Award-nominated American film producer and powerbroker known for his Machiavellian ways. Stark was one of the most influential producers in film history and, along with Lew Wasserman, was considered one of the last great moguls. While putting together the Broadway musical Funny Girl - the highly fictionalized account of the life of his mother-in-law, Fanny Brice - its producer David Me... more

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  • Oct 3, 1915

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  • Jan 17, 2004 (age 88 years)

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