Al Clark

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Albert "Al" C. Clark (born September 15, 1902 in Illinois , † July 13, 1971 in Los Angeles ) was an American film editor .

Life

Al Clark first worked in film editing at Warner Brothers in 1933 . A year later he got a permanent contract with Columbia Pictures , where he was employed until 1960. From 1959 he also worked as an editor for American television, where he was among other things for the television series Perry Mason (1963-1965), Gilligan's Island (1964) and Charming Jeannie (1965) to use.

In the course of his career, Clark was nominated five times for the Oscar in the category Best Editing , among others for Leo McCarey's The Terrible Truth (1937) with Irene Dunne and Cary Grant and for Frank Capra's Mr. Smith goes to Washington (1939) with James Stewart in the lead role. Clark was also a member of the American Cinema Editors .

Clark was married to his wife Hazel (1903-1996) until his death in 1971. His grave is located in the Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar .

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Oscar

Nominated:

  • 1938: Best cut for Die terrible Truth
  • 1940: Best editing together with Gene Havlick for Mr. Smith goes to Washington
  • 1950: Best editing together with Robert Parrish for The Man Who Wanted to Rule
  • 1959: Best editing together with William A. Lyon for Cowboy
  • 1961: Best editing together with Viola Lawrence for Pepe - What can the world cost

Further

  • 1963: Emmy nomination for Ben Casey

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kenneth von Gunden: Flights of Fancy: The Great Fantasy Films . McFarland, 1989, ISBN 978-0-7864-1214-3 , p. 234.
personal data
SURNAME Clark, Al
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clark, Albert C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film editor
DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Illinois
DATE OF DEATH July 13, 1971
Place of death los Angeles