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name: "Jack Murray"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-murray-30494"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "20 March 1909"
died: "7 February 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T02:48:29.647708+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jack Murray

Editor. Born 20 March 1909 in Georgia. Died 7 February 1961.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 20 March 1909, Georgia
- **Died:** 7 February 1961
- **Active:** 1934–1955
- **Also known as:** John Murray
- **Frequently works with:** [Frank S. Nugent](https://film.one/person/frank-s-nugent.md), [John Ford](https://film.one/person/john-ford.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Murray_(film_editor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15430776, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615005/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30494

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Quiet Man*](https://film.one/film/the-quiet-man.md) (78)

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## Biography

Jack Murray was an American film editor. He is also credited as John Murray. He had around 55 feature film credits between 1929 and 1961.

Murray worked extensively with director John Ford, editing fifteen of his films from *The Prisoner of Shark Island* (1936) through *Two Rode Together* (1961). Their collaborations include *The Quiet Man* (1952), *The Searchers* (1956), *Red River* (1948), *Fort Apache* (1948), *She Wore a Yellow Ribbon* (1949), *Rio Grande* (1950), *The Horse Soldiers* (1959), *3 Godfathers* (1948), *Mister Roberts* (1955) and *Wagon Master* (1950). He began his career with more than thirty credits at 20th Century Fox and its predecessors, including *The White Parade* (1934).

Murray died in Los Angeles, California, on 7 February 1961.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Mister Roberts* (1955), Fi1m 76, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/mister-roberts.md)
- *The Quiet Man* (1952), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-quiet-man.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Two Rode Together* (1961), Editor
- *Sergeant Rutledge* (1960), Editor
- *The Horse Soldiers* (1959), Editor
- *The Last Hurrah* (1958), Editor
- *China Doll* (1958), Editor
- *The Searchers* (1956), Editor
- *Mister Roberts* (1955), Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/mister-roberts.md)
- *The Sun Shines Bright* (1953), Editor
- *The Quiet Man* (1952), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-quiet-man.md)
- *Tarzan's Peril* (1951), Editor
- *Rio Grande* (1950), Editor
- *Wagon Master* (1950), Editor
- *She Wore a Yellow Ribbon* (1949), Editor
- *3 Godfathers* (1948), Editor
- *Red River* (1948), Editor
- *Fort Apache* (1948), Editor
- *The Fugitive* (1947), Editor
- *Back Door to Heaven* (1939), Editor
- *Inside Story* (1939), Editor
- *Nancy Steele Is Missing!* (1937), Editor
- *Reunion* (1936), Editor
- *Poor Little Rich Girl* (1936), Editor
- *The Prisoner of Shark Island* (1936), Editor
- *Show Them No Mercy!* (1935), Editor
- *In Old Kentucky* (1935), Editor
- *The White Parade* (1934), Editor
- *Springtime for Henry* (1934), Editor
- *Grand Canary* (1934), Editor
- *David Harum* (1934), Editor
- *Sailor's Luck* (1933), Editor
- *Me and My Gal* (1932), Editor
- *Wild Girl* (1932), Editor
- *The First Year* (1932), Editor
- *While Paris Sleeps* (1932), Editor
- *The Silent Witness* (1932), Editor
- *The Yellow Ticket* (1931), Editor
- *Transatlantic* (1931), Editor
- *Part Time Wife* (1930), Editor
- *Scotland Yard* (1930), Editor
- *Good Intentions* (1930), Editor

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