UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                NOVEMBER 10, 2004
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 10, 2004


                         STRATFORD AMERICAN CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         ARIZONA                      000-17078                  86-0608035
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission               (I.R.S. Employer
    of Incorporation)               File Number)             Identification No.)


2400 E. Arizona Biltmore Circle,
Building 2, Suite 1270,
Phoenix, Arizona                                                    85016
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (602) 956-7809



Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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     CFR 230.425)

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     240.14a-12)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



ITEM 7.01 - REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On November 10, 2004, the registrant issued a press release  announcing the
completion of the sale by Scottsdale Thompson Peak, LLC, of which the registrant
owns  an 80%  membership  interest,  of the  property  located  at  20225  North
Scottsdale Road,  Scottsdale,  Arizona. A copy of the press release is furnished
as Exhibit 99.

ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     99     Press release dated November 10, 2004




                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     Date:  November 10, 2004.
                                           STRATFORD AMERICAN CORPORATION


                                           By: /s/ Daniel E. Matthews
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Daniel E. Matthews, Controller,
                                               Secretary and Treasurer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.    DESCRIPTION

    99         Press Release dated November 10, 2004




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