Harry Marker
William Harry Marker Jr. (born October 7, 1899 in Tipton , Indiana , † October 18, 1990 in New Milford , Connecticut ) was an American film editor .
Life
Marker was one of three sons of William Hardy Marker (1872-1961) and Rebecca Ann Law (1873-1964). From 1918 he worked as an editor in Hollywood for various film studios such as Fox Film Corporation and Universal Pictures . He worked several times under the direction of director William Wyler . From the 1930s it was used almost exclusively in B-films . It was not until 1945 that he was also hired for large-scale productions.
In 1946, Marker received an Oscar nomination for Best Editing for Leo McCarey's drama The Bells of St. Mary, starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman . From 1959 he was also frequently active for American television.
Marker was married to Mary Louise Taylor (1899-1993) from 1923 and had a son with her (* 1935).
Filmography (selection)
- 1918: Selfish Yates
- 1920: The Jailbird
- 1920: Her Husband's Friend
- 1924: Not a Drum Was Heard
- 1928: The Michigan Kid
- 1929: The Love Trap ( The Love Trap )
- 1929: Gallows Birds ( Hell's Heroes )
- 1932: car bandits ( high speed )
- 1935: Life Returns
- 1936: The Last of the Mohicans ( The Last of the Mohicans )
- 1939: Pacific Liner
- 1942: Highways by Night
- 1944: Music in Manhattan
- 1945: The spiral staircase ( The Spiral Staircase )
- 1945: Sing Your Way Home
- 1946: The Bells of St. Mary's ( The Bells of St. Mary's )
- 1947: The farmer's daughter ( The Farmer's Daughter )
- 1948: Just for the sake of my wife ( Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House )
- 1948: Every Girl Should marry ( Every Girl Should Be Married )
- 1950: The Black Avalanche ( The Secret Fury )
- 1951: The Ambitious ( Payment on Demand )
- 1951: Three women conquer New York ( Two Tickets to Broadway )
- 1951: Double Dynamite ( Double Dynamite )
- 1953: The Mysterious Testament ( Plunder of the Sun )
- 1954: One night with Susanne ( Susan Slept Here )
- 1955: The City of Dead Souls ( Rage at Dawn )
- 1955: Hot breath ( The Treasure of Pancho Villa )
- 1956: Ruthless ( Great Day in the Morning )
- 1956: Blood on My Hands ( Tension at Table Rock )
- 1957: jet fighter ( Jet Pilot )
- 1959: Lassie (TV series, three episodes)
- 1959–1961: Josh ( Wanted: Dead or Alive ) (TV series, three episodes)
- 1962: West of Santa Fé ( The Rifleman ) (TV series, one episode)
Awards
- 1946: Oscar nomination for Best Editing for The Bells of St. Mary
Web links
- Harry marker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b family tree on genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marker, Harry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marker, William Harry Junior (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tipton , Indiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1990 |
| Place of death | New Milford , Connecticut |