Richard Marks
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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In the 80s, James L Brooks superseded Coppola as Marks' most frequent collaborator.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.
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1969
Worked as assistant editor on Francis Ford Coppola's "The Rain People" and Arthur Penn's "Alice's Restaurant"
1970
Reunited with Penn as associate editor for "Little Big Man"
1972
First film as full-fledged editor, "Parades"
1973
With Dede Allen, edited Sidney Lumet's "Serpico"
1974
Reteamed with Coppola, editing the Academy Award-winning Best Picture, "The Godfather, Part II"
1976
Was editor for CBS special "Song of Myself", an historical drama based on Walt Whitman
1979
Received first Oscar nomination for Coppola's "Apocalypse Now"
1981
Worked with director Herbert Ross on "Pennies From Heaven"
1982
Reunited with Ross for "Max Dugan Returns"
1983
Initial collaboration with director James L Brooks, "Terms of Endearment"; earned second Oscar nomination
1986
First credit as producer ("associate"), "Jumpin' Jack Flash"; also uncredited editor; film marked the directorial debut of Penny Marshall
1987
Reteamed with Brooks for "Broadcast News", garnering third Oscar nomination
1990
First credit as second unit director, "Dick Tracy"; also edited
1992
Reunited with Marshall for "A League of Their Own"
1994
Served as associate producer and editor on Brooks' "I'll Do Anything"
1997
Was a co-producer and editor for Brooks' "As Good as It Gets"
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