Stanley L. Hough (July 23, 1918 – February 23, 1990) was an American movie executive and film and television producer.He worked as an assistant director from 1952–1961. 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. Hough then decided to become a producer and resigned his post at 20th Century Fox.