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A three-time nominee for the Best Film Editing Oscar, Richard Marks came of age with the "new" Hollywood of the late 1960s, but, like his frequent collaborator in the 70s, Francis Ford Coppola, has gone on to prove himself a master of the classical language. As Coppola was ingeniously reasserting the classical form with "The Godfather", Marks was cutting his teeth with his first editing job, "Parades" (both 1972). Two years later, they teamed up (with collaboration from Peter Zinner and Barry Malkin) to produce one of the most smoothly edited films of any period, "The Godfather, Part II", which not only functioned in the classical mode, but managed to cut between two time periods in an impressively modern fashion....
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Filmography

Julie & Julia - ( Editor / 2009 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Made of Honor - ( Editor / 2008 / Released / )
The Holiday - ( Editor(- Additional Film Editor) / 2006 / Released / )
Spanglish - ( Co-Producer / 2004 / Released / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment )
Spanglish - ( Editor / 2004 / Released / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment )
A League of Their Own - ( Special Thanks / 2003 / Released / )
Riding in Cars With Boys - ( Editor / 2001 / Released / )
What Planet Are You From? - ( Editor / 2000 / Released / )
Inspector Gadget - ( Editor / 1999 / Released / )
You've Got Mail - ( Editor / 1998 / Released / )
'til There Was You - ( Editor / 1997 / Released / )
As Good As It Gets - ( Co-Producer / 1997 / Released / )
As Good As It Gets - ( Editor / 1997 / Released / )
American Chinatown - ( Co-Producer / 1996 / Released / )
Assassins - ( Editor / 1995 / Released / )
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead - ( Editor(- film editor) / 1995 / Released / Alliance Releasing )
I Love Trouble - ( Editor(- film editor) / 1994 / Released / )
I'll Do Anything - ( Associate Producer / 1994 / Released / )
I'll Do Anything - ( Editor(- film editor) / 1994 / Released / )
Father of the Bride - ( Editor(- film editor) / 1991 / Released / BVI )
One Good Cop - ( Editor / 1991 / Released / Hollywood Pictures/Cinergi Pictures Entertainment )
Dick Tracy - ( Director(- 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)) / 1990 / Released / Touchstone Films )
Dick Tracy - ( Editor / 1990 / Released / Touchstone Films )
Say Anything - ( Co-Producer / 1989 / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) )
Say Anything - ( Editor / 1989 / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) )
Broadcast News - ( Editor / 1987 / Released / )
Jumpin' Jack Flash - ( Associate Producer / 1986 / Released / )
Pretty in Pink - ( Editor / 1986 / Released / )
St. Elmo's Fire - ( Editor / 1985 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension - ( Editor / 1984 / Released / )
Max Dugan Returns - ( Editor / 1983 / Released / Fox Films, Ltd. )
Terms of Endearment - ( Editor / 1983 / Released / UIP The Film Consortium )
Pennies From Heaven - ( Editor / 1981 / Released / )
The Hand - ( Editor / 1981 / Released / )
Apocalypse Now - ( Editor / 1979 / Released / Miramax Records )
The Last Tycoon - ( Editor / 1976 / Released / )
Lies My Father Told Me - ( Editor / 1975 / Released / Astral Films Ltd )
The Godfather, Part II - ( Editor / 1974 / Released / )
Three Tough Guys - ( Editor / 1974 / Released / )
Bang the Drum Slowly - ( Editor / 1973 / Released / )
Serpico - ( Editor(- Co-Editor) / 1973 / Released / )
Parades - ( Editor / 1972 / Released / )
Little Big Man - ( Associate Editor / 1970 / Released / Cinema Center )
Alice's Restaurant - ( Assistant Editor / 1969 / Released / )
The Rain People - ( Production Assistant / 1969 / Released / )

TV Credits
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
The 74th Annual Academy Awards ( 2002 / Released ): Editor
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye ( 1977 / Released ): Editing
Song of Myself ( 1976 / Released ): Editor

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A three-time nominee for the Best Film Editing Oscar, Richard Marks came of age with the "new" Hollywood of the late 1960s, but, like his frequent collaborator in the 70s, Francis Ford Coppola, has gone on to prove himself a master of the classical language. As Coppola was ingeniously reasserting the classical form with "The Godfather", Marks was cutting his teeth with his first editing job, "Parades" (both 1972). Two years later, they teamed up (with collaboration from Peter Zinner and Barry Malkin) to produce one of the most smoothly edited films of any period, "The Godfather, Part II", which not only functioned in the classical mode, but managed to cut between two time periods in an impressively modern fashion. Marks continued his association with Coppola and earned his first Oscar nomination for his stunning work on "Apocalypse Now" (1979).

In the 80s, James L Brooks superseded Coppola as Marks' most frequent collaborator. The editor garnered Oscar nominations for his first two assignments for Brooks, the Academy Award-winning Best Picture "Terms of Endearment" (1983) and "Broadcast News" (1987). Marks consolidated his position as a front rank editor with an associate producer credit on Penny Marshall's directorial debut, "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986)--an acknowledged sign of his importance to the project--and reteamed with Marshall to edit her wildly popular "A League of Their Own" (1992). He went on to earn an associate producer tag on Brooks' "I'll Do Anything" (1994) and then co-produced "As Good as It Gets" (1997), in addition to editing both projects.


Profession(s):
editor, producer, second unit director
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
wife:Barbara Joan Fallick (married on January 15, 1967)

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Education
New York University New York, New York
City College of the City University of New York New York, New York BA
Milestones (Back to top)

1997 Was a co-producer and editor for Brooks' "As Good as It Gets"
1994 Served as associate producer and editor on Brooks' "I'll Do Anything"
1992 Reunited with Marshall for "A League of Their Own"
1990 First credit as second unit director, "Dick Tracy"; also edited
1987 Reteamed with Brooks for "Broadcast News", garnering third Oscar nomination
1986 First credit as producer ("associate"), "Jumpin' Jack Flash"; also uncredited editor; film marked the directorial debut of Penny Marshall
1983 Initial collaboration with director James L Brooks, "Terms of Endearment"; earned second Oscar nomination
1982 Reunited with Ross for "Max Dugan Returns"
1981 Worked with director Herbert Ross on "Pennies From Heaven"
1979 Received first Oscar nomination for Coppola's "Apocalypse Now"
1976 Was editor for CBS special "Song of Myself", an historical drama based on Walt Whitman
1974 Reteamed with Coppola, editing the Academy Award-winning Best Picture, "The Godfather, Part II"
1973 With Dede Allen, edited Sidney Lumet's "Serpico"
1972 First film as full-fledged editor, "Parades"
1970 Reunited with Penn as associate editor for "Little Big Man"
1969 Worked as assistant editor on Francis Ford Coppola's "The Rain People" and Arthur Penn's "Alice's Restaurant"

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