Sally Menke

Sally Menke (born December 17, 1953 in Mineola , Nassau County , New York , † September 27, 2010 in Bronson Canyon , California ) was an American film editor and producer . As a long-term employee of Quentin Tarantino , she was significantly involved in the creation of his films.

Short biography

Menke graduated from the film school at New York University to then documentaries for CBS Reports , PBS , Bill Moyers and Ken Burns to cut. For the Editor of Turtles , she moved in 1990 after Los Angeles .

Her collaboration with Tarantino for Reservoir Dogs began in 1992 and continued with Pulp Fiction in 1994 , for which she a. a. was nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA Award . This was followed by Four Rooms (The Man from Hollywood) and Jackie Brown before some prices of film critic for Kill Bill Vol. 1 received. She was also involved as editor for the second part and the two subsequent Tarantino productions; she received her second Oscar nomination for Inglourious Basterds . Her last film project was Peacock from 2010. In addition to Tarantino, she had worked with Ole Bornedal , Billy Bob Thornton and most recently with Michael Lander .

Sally Menke last lived in Los Angeles with her husband, the director Dean Parisot , and two children.

Sally Menke was found dead in a canyon in Griffith Park in Los Angeles on September 27, 2010 . The cause of death is unclear, it is believed that the record heat, at 45 ° C, the hottest day ever in Los Angeles, had something to do with her death.

Tarantino asked his actors to say hello to Sally Menke during the filming. Especially in the context of outtakes and film errors, there are many such greetings captured on film.

Filmography (selection)

Film editor

1990: Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
1991: The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
1993: Between Heaven and Earth
1993: Reservoir Dogs (Reservoir Dogs)
1994: Pulp Fiction
1995: Four Rooms
1996: According to its own rules (Mulholland Falls)
1997: Jackie Brown
1997: Freeze - nightmare night watch (Night Watch)
2000: All the Pretty Horses
2001: Daddy and Them - Crazy in Arkansas (Daddy and Them)
2003: Kill Bill - Volume 1
2004: Kill Bill - Volume 2
2007: Death Proof (Grindhouse: Death Proof)
2009: Inglourious Basterds
2010: Peacock

Producer

2000: All the Pretty Horses

Awards

Academy Awards

2010 Nominated for Best Editing (Inglourious Basterds)
1995 Nominated for Best Editing (Pulp Fiction)

BAFTA Awards

2010 Nominated for Best Editing (Inglourious Basterds)
2004 Nominated for Best Editing (Kill Bill: Vol. 1)
1995 Nominated for Best Editing (Pulp Fiction)

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

2009 Awarded for the best cut (Inglourious Basterds)

American Cinema Editors

2005 Nominated for Best Editing (Kill Bill: Vol. 2)
1995 Nominated for Best Editing (Pulp Fiction)

Awards Circuit Community Awards

2009 Nominated for Best Editing (Inglourious Basterds)
2004 Nominated for Best Editing (Kill Bill: Vol. 2)
2003 Nominated for Best Editing (Kill Bill: Vol. 1)
1997 Nominated for Best Editing (Jackie Brown)

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2010 Nominated for Best Editing (Inglourious Basterds)

Hollywood Film Awards

2004 Editor of the Year (Kill Bill: Vol. 2)

International Cinephile Society Awards

2010 Nominated for Best Editing (Inglourious Basterds)

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards

2004 Awarded for Best Editing (Kill Bill: Vol. 1)

Online Film & Television Association

2010 Nominated for Best Editing (Inglourious Basterds)
2004 Awarded for Best Editing (Kill Bill: Vol. 1)

Online Film Critics Society Awards

2010 Nominated for Best Editing (Inglourious Basterds)
2005 Editor of the Year (Kill Bill: Vol. 2)

Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

2004 Editor of the Year (Kill Bill: Vol. 1)

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2009 Nominated for Best Editing (Inglourious Basterds)
2003 Awarded for Best Editing (Kill Bill: Vol. 1)

literature

Ben Walters: Quentin's Silent Hero , Friday September 30, 2010 (Obituary)

Web links

Sally Menke in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/quentin-tarantinos-longtime-film-editor-found-dead-in-ravine-near-griffith-park.html
↑ Der Standard : Quentin Tarantinos cutterin dies (accessed on September 28, 2010)
↑ Hollywood Film Editor Sally Menke Dies In LA In: npr.org. National Public Radio, September 29, 2010, accessed on October 5, 2010 (English, transcript of an interview with Lawrence Bender, some greetings to Menke are played in the course of the interview.): “There is one other really sweet and funny sort of tribute to Sally Menke which is captured on film. Quentin Tarantino had a habit of asking his actors to say hi to her as they were filming, especially when there was a blooper or a goof. "

personal data
SURNAME	Menke, Sally
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American film editor
DATE OF BIRTH	17th December 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mineola , Nassau County (New York)
DATE OF DEATH	September 27, 2010
Place of death	Bronson Canyon , California

[1] ttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/quentin-tarantinos-longtime-film-editor-found-dead-in-ravine-near-griffith-park.html

[2] Der Standard : Quentin Tarantinos cutterin dies (accessed on September 28, 2010)

[3] Hollywood Film Editor Sally Menke Dies In LA In: npr.org. National Public Radio, September 29, 2010, accessed on October 5, 2010 (English, transcript of an interview with Lawrence Bender, some greetings to Menke are played in the course of the interview.): “There is one other really sweet and funny sort of tribute to Sally Menke which is captured on film. Quentin Tarantino had a habit of asking his actors to say hi to her as they were filming, especially when there was a blooper or a goof. "