Stan Hough always wanted to be a motion picture producer, and when he finally made the decision he resigned as vice-president in charge of production operations at 20th Century-Fox and took on his first feature.   The initial venture was “Emperor of the North,” an ambitious multi-million dollar presentation of railroading hoboes in the 1930s starring Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine.   Hough won his courtship with success the first time out, and today he is producer of 20th Century-Fox Television’s “Planet of the Apes” series which airs each Tuesday, 8:00-9:00 P.M. over the CBS-TV network.   Born July 23 in Los Angeles, Stan is one of three sons of Katherine and Robert L. “Lefty” Hough. Retired now, his father was one of the most revered production managers in the industry. He also “hung his hat” at 20th Century-Fox for many years.   Stan’s brother, Robert Lee, is an author and professor at the University of Nebraska. Brother Richard Lee is in the executive branch of the State Department in the Dominican Republic.   Hough attended Fairfax High School and was graduated from Loyola University in Los Angeles where he played varsity baseball for three years. Upon graduation, with a B.A. degree in English Literature, the tall, sinewy, Hough was approached by a St. Louis Cardinals baseball scout with an offer to try out for the majors. Hough’s next assignment, however, was that of a Chief Petty Officer in Naval Intelligence for five years during World War II. The handsome, rangy man says, “I always wondered what my potential was for baseball. But that’s one of those poignant questions that will never be answered.”   After working in production as an assistant director, Hough began to write for motion pictures. His “The Undefeated” was one of John Wayne’s and Rock Hudson’s biggest hits. His “Bandolero!” starred James Stewart, Dean Martin and Raquel Welch.   Hough shared top Nielsen ratings with his 90-minute motion picture for ABC-TV, “Mrs. Sundance,” which starred Elizabeth Montgomery.   About the same time he became producer of “Planet of the Apes,” Hough was given the assignment of also producing John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” considered by many critics as The Great American Novel. It was to be a two-hour special for NBC-TV for the 1974-75 television season.   CBS-TV had so much faith in the “Planet of the Apes” project that they did not consider it necessary to make a pilot film for the series.   On August 28, 1971, Hough married former motion picture star Jean Peters. The two Houghs recently have taken options on two properties with the idea of producing motion pictures of their own.   Thin-waisted and muscularly well-toned, Hough keeps in fine physical shape by jogging five miles at least three times a week.   #   June, 1974