Jim Clark (film editor)

Jim Clark
Born
James Clark

(1931-05-24)24 May 1931
Died25 February 2016(2016-02-25) (aged 84)
London, England
EducationOundle School
Occupation(s)Editor, director[1]
Notable workThe Killing Fields[1]
The Jackal[1]
The World Is Not Enough[1]
Spouse
Laurence Méry-Clark
(m. 1961)
AwardsAcademy Award for Film Editing (1985)[2]
BAFTA Award for Best Editing (1986)[2]

Jim Clark (24 May 1931 – 25 February 2016) was a British film editor and film director. He has more than forty feature film credits between 1956 and 2008. Clark directed eight features and short films. Among his most recognized films are Midnight Cowboy (1969, as creative consultant), Marathon Man (1976), The Killing Fields (1984), and Vera Drake (2004). In 2011, Clark published Dream Repairman: Adventures in Film Editing, a memoir of his career.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c d e Jim Clark Biography (1931-)
  2. ^ a b IMDb
  3. ^ Dagan, Carmel (1 March 2016). "Jim Clark, Oscar-Winning Editor of 'The Killing Fields,' Dies at 84". Variety.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Nelliwinne