Owen Marks
Owen Marks (born August 8, 1899 in Great Britain , † September 18, 1960 in Los Angeles , California , USA ) was a British - American film editor .
Life
Mark's first film was the 1924 comedy Listen Lester directed by William A. Seiter . From the end of the 1920s, regular engagements for well-known Hollywood productions followed, including The Petrified Forest (1936) and the Black Legion secret society (1937). In Chicago, Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), Marks first worked with director Michael Curtiz . Various other joint films were to follow, including a Queen's Favorite (1939) and the classic film Casablanca (1942), for whose editing he received an Oscar nomination . A year later, Marks was nominated again for an Oscar, again for a Curtiz film ( Janie ). Other productions in which Marks was used are The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) by John Huston and Beyond Eden (1955) by Elia Kazan . His last film was His Name Was Parrish (1961) under Delmer Daves before he passed away at the age of 61.
Filmography (selection)
- 1929: Disraeli
- 1931: Alexander Hamilton
- 1936: The Petrified Forest ( The Petrified Forest )
- 1937: Secret Society Black Legion ( Black Legion )
- 1937: It's Love I'm After
- 1938: Chicago - Angels with Dirty Faces ( Angels with Dirty Faces )
- 1939: Oklahoma Kid (The Oklahoma Kid)
- 1939: Favorite of a Queen ( The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex )
- 1939: I Was a Nazi Spy ( Confessions of a Nazi Spy )
- 1940: No Time for Comedy ( No Time for Comedy )
- 1941: Mr. X going astray ( Footsteps in the Dark )
- 1941: The Heartbreaker ( Affectionately Yours )
- 1941: Blues in the Night
- 1942: Casablanca
- 1943: Ambassador to Moscow ( Mission to Moscow )
- 1944: Ticket to Marseille ( Passage to Marseille )
- 1944: Janie
- 1945: Pride of the Marines
- 1948: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ( The Treasure of the Sierra Madre )
- 1949: outlawed (Colorado Territory)
- 1949: Leap to Death ( White Heat )
- 1950: Women's Prison ( Caged )
- 1950: The West Point Story
- 1951: Not a dime for eternity ( Force of Arms )
- 1955: East of Eden ( East of Eden )
- 1957: Overrun by tanks ( Darby's Rangers )
- 1959: The Summer Island ( A Summer Place )
- 1961: Beyond the Ruwenzori ( The Sins of Rachel Cade )
- 1961: His name was Parrish ( Parrish )
Web links
- Owen Marks in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Marks, Owen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-American film editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1899 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Great Britain |
DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1960 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California , USA |