Stanley Ralph Ross

Background

Ross, Stanley Ralph was born on July 22, 1940 in New York City. Son of Morris Harvey and Blanche (Turer) Ross.

Education

Student, Pratt Institute. Doctor of Divinity, Universal Life Church, Modesto, California, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Literature, Los Angeles University, 1976.

Career

Self-employed photographer, New York City, 1956; copywriter, Fuller, Smith & Ross, Los Angeles, 1956-1960; copywriter, Universal Pictures, Los Angeles, 1960-1961; advertising executive, Universal Studios, Universal City, California, 1960-1962; program executive, ABC-television, Los Angeles, 1961-1963; creative director, Cole, Fischer & Rogow, Beverly Hills, California, 1963-1965; creative director, Becker Advertising, Long Beach, California, 1964-1965; president, freelance film and television writer, Neila, Inc., Los Angeles, since 1965. Guest lecturer California Lutheran College, Los Angeles College, Sherwood Oaks U., others. Teacher writing, associate professor of University Southern California.

Consultant in field; executive vice president, board directors Crime Books, Wilmette, Illinois, since 1983. Board directors The Writers Group, Los Angeles. President, Chief Executive Officer Comedy Software, Ltd., Disktop Public, Inc.;president Hollywood Showcase, Inc.

New products consultant R. J Reynolds Tobacco Company Nabisco.

Works

More photos

• book

  • Games for Planes or Fifty-two Things to Do While Flying Through the Air with the Greatest Unease

    (Distract yourself while flying. But don't have so much fu...)

  • Games for Planes
  • Games for Planes or Fifty-two Things to Do While Flying Through the Air with the
  • Games for Planes
  • Speak when you hear the beep

Membership

Volunteer The Thalians, Beverly Hills, since 1972, Nosotros, Los Angeles, since 1985, The Society of Singers. Member Writers Guild American West (award 1971, 72, 74, Family Film award 1990), Producers Guild, Directors Guild, Dramatists Guild, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of television and Radio Artists, American Society of Composers, Honorary Order Kentucky Cols, television Academy, Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce. Club: Saints and Sinners (Los Angeles).

Interests

• Avocations: composing, writing lyrics, baseball, oil painting.

Connections

Married Neila Hyman, December 14, 1957. Children: Andrew Steven, Lisa Michelle Turer, Nancy Ellen.

Father:

Morris Harvey Ross

Mother:

Blanche (Turer) Ross

Spouse:

Neila Hyman

child:

Andrew Steven Ross

child:

Nancy Ellen Ross

child:

Lisa Michelle Turer Ross