Stanley L. Hough (Los Angeles, CA, July 23, 1918 – Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 1990) was an American movie

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and film and television producer. He worked as an assistant director from 1952 to 1961. He then became vice-president in charge of production operations at

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. In 1971 he married the actress

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after she had divorced her estranged husband

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. Hough then decided to become a producer and resigned his post at 20th Century Fox. His first job was on the successful movie ''

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'' starring

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, and

Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine ( ; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor. In film he is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's ''Nashville'', E. J. Bellocq in Louis Malle's ''Pretty Baby'', and Mickey in Alan Rudolph's '' Choose Me.'' ...

. He then produced the ''

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'' TV series which only lasted for 13 episodes on CBS in September 1974. He wrote the stories for the successful

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'' (1968) and '' The Undefeated'' (1969).

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