Richard Marks (November 10, 1943 – December 31, 2018) was an American

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

with more than 30 editing credits for feature and television films dating from 1972. In an extended, notable collaboration (1983–2010), he edited all of director

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' feature films. Marks was Barry Malkin's assistant editor on '' The Rain People'' (1969), which was directed by

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early in his career. He then assisted Dede Allen on '' Alice's Restaurant'' (1969) and on '' Little Big Man'' (1970); he co-edited '' Serpico'' (1973) with Allen. Dede Allen was among the most prominent film editors of her generation, and she was known for helping to develop the careers of several younger editors. Roger Crittenden has written that "Perhaps the outstanding graduate of the Dede Allen Academy is Richard Marks." Marks was nominated for many awards including four

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(Oscars), three ACE Eddie Awards, three

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, and an

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. Marks was elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors, and in 2013 he received their Career Achievement Award. ''Apolcalypse Now'' was listed as the third best-edited film of all time in a 2012 survey of members of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.

Filmography

The director of each film is indicated in parentheses; the filmography is based on the Internet Movie Database listing. *'' The Rain People'' ( Coppola-1969) *'' Alice's Restaurant'' ( Penn-1969) *'' Little Big Man'' (Penn-1970) *''Parades'' (with Dennis Golub and Robert J. Siegel) (Siegel-1972) *'' Bang the Drum Slowly'' ( Hancock-1973) *'' Serpico'' (with Dede Allen, Ronald Roose, and Angelo Corrao) ( Lumet-1973) *''

Three Tough Guys ''Three Tough Guys'' (also known as ''Tough Guys'') is a 1974 crime-action film directed by Duccio Tessari. It may be regarded as an example of the Blaxploitation genre. It stars Lino Ventura, Fred Williamson and Isaac Hayes, who also compo ...

'' (with

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) ( Tessari-1974) *'' The Godfather Part II'' (with

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and Barry Malkin) (Coppola-1974) (nominated for a BAFTA) *'' Lies My Father Told Me'' (with Edward Beyer) ( Kadár-1975) *'' The Last Tycoon'' (

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-1976) *'' Apocalypse Now'' (with Gerald B. Greenberg, Walter Murch, and

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) (Coppola-1979) (nominated for Oscar, BAFTA and Eddie) *'' The Hand'' ( Stone-1981) *'' Pennies from Heaven'' ( Ross-1981) *''

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'' (Ross-1983) *''

Terms of Endearment ''Terms of Endearment'' is a 1983 American family comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks, adapted from Larry McMurtry's 1975 novel of the same name. It stars Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Dann ...

'' ( Brooks-1983) (nominated for Oscar) *'' The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'' ( Richter-1984) *'' St. Elmo's Fire'' (

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-1985) *''

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'' ( Deutch-1986) *'' Broadcast News'' (Brooks-1987) (nominated for Oscar and Eddie) *'' Say Anything...'' ( Crowe-1989) *'' Dick Tracy'' ( Beatty-1990) *'' One Good Cop'' (

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-1991) *'' Father of the Bride'' ( Shyer-1991) *'' A League of Their Own'' ( Marshall-1992) *''

I'll Do Anything ''I'll Do Anything'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film written and directed by James L. Brooks. While a large part of the film is a satire of the film industry, it also skewers relationships from various angles. Its primary plot concerns a do ...

'' (Brooks-1994) *''

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'' ( Donner-1995) *'' Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead'' ( Fleder-1995) *'' The Crow: City of Angels'' (

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-1996) *'' 'Til There Was You'' (with Joanna Cappuccilli) ( Winant-1997) *'' As Good as It Gets'' (Brooks-1997) (nominated for Oscar and Eddie) *''

You've Got Mail ''You've Got Mail'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Inspired by the 1937 Hungarian play '' Parfumerie'' by Miklós László (which had earlier been adapted in 1940 as ''The S ...

'' ( Ephron-1998) *'' Inspector Gadget'' (Kellogg-1999) *''

What Planet Are You From? ''What Planet Are You From?'' is a 2000 American science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Michael Leeson, Garry Shandling, Ed Solomon, and Peter Tolan based on a story by Leeson and Shandling. The film stars Shandli ...

'' ( Nichols-2000) *'' Riding in Cars with Boys'' (with Lawrence Jordan) ( Marshall-2001) *''

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'' ( Donner-2003) *''

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'' (Brooks-2004) *'' The Holiday'' (

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-2006) *'' Made of Honor'' ( Weiland-2008) *'' Julie & Julia'' ( Ephron-2009) *''

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'' (Brooks-2010)

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