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name: "James B. Clark"
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roles: ["Editor"]
born: "14 May 1908"
died: "19 July 2000"
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average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 3
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# James B. Clark

Editor. Born 14 May 1908 in Stillwater, Minnesota, USA. Died 19 July 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 14 May 1908, Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
- **Died:** 19 July 2000
- **Active:** 1941–1959
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 82 (1), 1950s 74 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $5m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._Clark_(filmmaker), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3276795, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164044/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/38250

## Biography

James B. Clark was an American film editor and director. Born on 14 May 1908 in Stillwater, Minnesota, he graduated from Ohio University and began working in his family's restaurant business before moving to Hollywood in 1937. He joined 20th Century Fox the following year as an editor.

Clark edited numerous films at Fox until 1960, including *How Green Was My Valley* (1941), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing, *An Affair to Remember* (1957) and *Leave Her to Heaven* (1945). From the mid-1950s he also directed feature films and television episodes, often focusing on youth-oriented stories and animal adventures. His directing credits include *Flipper* (1963), *Island of the Blue Dolphins* (1964) and episodes of *Batman* (1966–1967) and *Lassie*.

He died on 19 July 2000 in Woodland Hills, California.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Assistant Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Peyton Place* (1957), Fi1m 64, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/peyton-place.md)
- *How Green Was My Valley* (1941), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/how-green-was-my-valley.md)

## Complete filmography (82)

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

- *Deranged* (1974), as Property Master
- *Firehouse* (1974), series, Director
- *The Little Ark* (1972), Director
- *Lassie: Well of Love* (1970), Director
- *My Side of the Mountain* (1969), Director
- *Here Come the Brides* (1968), series, Director
- *The High Chaparral* (1967), series, Director
- *The Monroes* (1966), series, Director
- *And Now Miguel* (1966), Director
- *Batman* (1966), series, Director
- *The Loner* (1965), series, Director
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, Director
- *The Long, Hot Summer* (1965), series, Director
- *The Legend of Jesse James* (1965), series, Director
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, Director
- *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* (1964), series, Director
- *Island of the Blue Dolphins* (1964), Director
- *Flipper* (1963), Director
- *Drums of Africa* (1963), Director
- *Bus Stop* (1961), series, Director
- *Misty* (1961), Director
- *The Big Show* (1961), Director
- *Surprise Package* (1960), Editor
- *One Foot in Hell* (1960), Director
- *A Dog of Flanders* (1960), Director
- *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, Director
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, Assistant Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *The Sad Horse* (1959), Director
- *Pursuit* (1958), series, Director
- *Villa!!* (1958), Director
- *Sierra Baron* (1958), Director
- *Peyton Place* (1957), Editor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/peyton-place.md)
- *The Jet-Propelled Couch* (1957), Director
- *Under Fire* (1957), Director
- *An Affair to Remember* (1957), Editor
- *The Girl Can't Help It* (1956), Editor
- *Between Heaven and Hell* (1956), Editor
- *23 Paces to Baker Street* (1956), Editor
- *The Lieutenant Wore Skirts* (1956), Editor
- *My Friend Flicka* (1955), series, Director
- *House of Bamboo* (1955), Editor
- *The Racers* (1955), Editor
- *Lassie* (1954), series, Director
- *Garden of Evil* (1954), Editor
- *Hell and High Water* (1954), Editor
- *Fabulous Las Vegas* (1954), Director
- *White Witch Doctor* (1953), Editor
- *Stars and Stripes Forever* (1952), Editor
- *Dreamboat* (1952), Editor
- *Diplomatic Courier* (1952), Editor
- *5 Fingers* (1952), Editor
- *The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel* (1951), Editor
- *The Secret of Convict Lake* (1951), Editor
- *Bird of Paradise* (1951), Editor
- *You're in the Navy Now* (1951), Editor
- *My Blue Heaven* (1950), Editor
- *When Willie Comes Marching Home* (1950), Editor
- *I Was a Male War Bride* (1949), Editor
- *The Walls of Jericho* (1948), Editor
- *Studio One* (1948), series, Director
- *Road House* (1948), Editor
- *The Foxes of Harrow* (1947), Editor
- *Moss Rose* (1947), Editor
- *The Late George Apley* (1947), Editor
- *Leave Her to Heaven* (1945), Editor
- *The Keys of the Kingdom* (1944), Editor
- *Buffalo Bill* (1944), Editor
- *Holy Matrimony* (1943), Editor
- *Stormy Weather* (1943), Editor
- *Immortal Sergeant* (1943), Editor
- *China Girl* (1942), Editor
- *Ten Gentlemen from West Point* (1942), Editor
- *Roxie Hart* (1942), Editor
- *How Green Was My Valley* (1941), Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/how-green-was-my-valley.md)
- *Sun Valley Serenade* (1941), Editor
- *A Very Young Lady* (1941), Editor
- *Golden Hoofs* (1941), Editor
- *Young People* (1940), Editor
- *The Return of the Cisco Kid* (1939), Editor
- *Inspector Hornleigh* (1939), Editor
- *Under the Red Robe* (1937), Editor
- *Wings of the Morning* (1937), Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1942: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *How Green Was My Valley*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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