Frederick Marx
Frederick Marx is an American film producer , film editor , screenwriter and film director .
Life
Marx grew up in Champaign , Illinois and studied at Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois . In 1981 he made his first short documentary with Dream Documentary . He remained loyal to the documentary field, staged his own projects and was also involved in other films as editor, producer and screenwriter.
In 1994 he was named Chicago Tribune Artist of the Year by the Chicago Tribune . In 1995 he was awarded a Guggenheim grant .
For his work on the film editing of Hoop Dreams , Marx was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Editing in 1995 together with Steve James and William Haugse . They also won the Eddie Award from the American Cinema Editors .
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: Hoop Dreams
Web links
- Frederick Marx in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ illinois.edu, accessed February 21, 2014
- ↑ chicagotribune.com, accessed February 21, 2014
- ^ John Simon Guggenheim Foundation - Frederick Marx. In: gf.org. Retrieved February 13, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marx, Frederick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marx, Fred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer, editor, screenwriter, and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |