Owen Marks

Owen Marks

Editor. Born 8 August 1899 in England, UK. Died 18 September 1960.

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Born
8 August 1899, England, UK
Died
18 September 1960

Biography

Owen Marks (8 August 1899 – 18 September 1960) was an English film editor who worked in the United States.

Born in England, Marks spent time as a prizefighter before his film career began in 1928, when Warner Bros. contracted him as an editor. He remained with the studio throughout his career and edited over 95 films.

Marks edited Casablanca (1942), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), White Heat (1949) and East of Eden (1955). He received Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing for Casablanca and Janie (1944). His final films, The Sins of Rachel Cade and Parrish, were released posthumously in 1961.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Owen Marks is known for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), East of Eden (1955), White Heat (1949), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), The Petrified Forest (1936), The Hanging Tree (1959), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) and Caged (1950).