Harry Marker
Harry Marker | |
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Born | William Harry Marker Jr. October 7, 1899 |
Died | October 18, 1990 New Milford, Connecticut, United States | (aged 91)
Occupation | Film editor |
Years active | 1920–64 |
Harry Marker (October 7, 1899 – October 18, 1990) was an American Oscar-nominated film editor, who also worked in the television medium. Over the course of his 45-year career, he worked on more than 100 films and television shows. In 1946 he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Film Editing for The Bells of St. Mary's.
Life and career
Born William Harry Marker Jr. on October 7, 1899, in Tipton, Indiana, he entered the film industry at the age of 17, as an editor on the 1918 silent film, Selfish Yates.[1] During the silent film era, he would edit 15 films, including such notable movies as: The Jailbird (1920), directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Douglas MacLean;[2] the 1920 comedy Silk Hosiery, directed by Fred Niblo and starring Enid Bennett;[3] The Rookie's Return (1920), a comedy directed by Jack Nelson and starring Douglas MacLean;[4] the 1928 Western, The Border Patrol, starring Harry Carey and directed by James P. Hogan;[5] and Burning Bridges (1928), again starring Carey and directed by Hogan;[6]
During the
Marker would continue to work steadily through the 1940s and 1950s. Some of the more notable films he worked on include:
1945 would also see Marker reach the pinnacle of his career, when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the classic drama, The Bells of St. Mary's, starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. He would lose to Robert J. Kern for National Velvet.[22] His next picture was another Oscar-winning film, the 1947 comedy-drama, The Farmer's Daughter, starring Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, and Ethel Barrymore, and was directed by H. C. Potter.[23] Other notable films he worked on during this period include: the classic 1948 comedy Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, again directed by H. C. Potter, and starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas;[24] Rachel and the Stranger, a 1948 Western starring Loretta Young, William Holden, and Robert Mitchum;[25] the romantic comedy, Every Girl Should Be Married (1948), starring Cary Grant and Betsy Drake;[26] and in 1949 he edited another romantic comedy, Holiday Affair, starring Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh.[27]
During the 1950s Marker would continue to work on notable films, before segueing into the television industry. His 1950 films include: the psychological thriller directed by
Marker's final film editing of the job of the 1950s was
Marker died on October 18, 1990, in New Milford, Connecticut.
Filmography
- The Jailbird (1920) (as William H. Marker)
- Silk Hosiery (1920) (as William H. Marker Jr.)
- The Rookie's Return (1920) (as William H. Marker Jr.)
- Her Husband's Friend (1920) (as H. Marker Jr.)
- Tiger Thompson (1924)
- The Border Patrol (1928)
- Burning Bridges (1928)
- The Fearless Rider (1928)
- A Made-to-Order Hero (1928)
- The Michigan Kid (1928)
- The Price of Fear (1928)
- Put 'Em Up (1928)
- Thunder Riders (1928)
- The Wild West Show (1928)
- His Lucky Day (1929)
- The Love Trap (1929)
- The Sky Skidder (1929)
- Slim Fingers (1929)
- Wolves of the City (1929)
- East Is West (1930)
- Hell's Heroes (1930)
- Hide-Out (1930)
- One Man Law (1931)
- The Secret of the Chateau (1934)
- Rendezvous at Midnight (1935)
- The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
- Behind the Headlines (1937)
- Flight from Glory (1937)
- Living on Love (1937)
- Night Spot (1938)
- Crashing Hollywood (1938)
- Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
- Life Returns (1938)
- Sky Giant (1938)
- The Saint in New York (1938)
- Smashing the Rackets (1938)
- This Marriage Business (1938)
- They Made Her a Spy (1939)
- Twelve Crowded Hours (1939) (as Henry Marker )
- Full Confession (1939)
- Pacific Liner (1939)
- Five Came Back (1939)
- Sorority House (1939)
- Reno (1939)
- Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
- Curtain Call (1940)
- Cross-Country Romance (1940)
- Married and in Love (1940)
- Wagon Train(1940)
- A Bill of Divorcement (1940)
- Lady Scarface (1941)
- Play Girl (1941)
- Repent at Leisure (1941)
- A Date with the Falcon (1942)
- The Falcon Takes Over (1942)
- Highways by Night (1942)
- Mexican Spitfire's Elephant (1942)
- Ladies' Day (1943)
- Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943)
- Petticoat Larceny (1943)
- Rookies in Burma (1943)
- The Adventures of a Rookie (1943)
- Music in Manhattan (1944)
- My Pal Wolf (1944)
- Seven Days Ashore (1944)
- The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
- Pan-Americana (1945)
- Sing Your Way Home (1945)
- The Spiral Staircase (1946)
- The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
- A Likely Story (1947)
- Night Song (1948)
- Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
- Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
- Holiday Affair (1949)
- The Secret Fury (1950)
- Double Dynamite (1951)
- Payment on Demand (1951)
- Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
- Plunder of the Sun (1953)
- Susan Slept Here (1954)
- The Americano (1955)
- Rage at Dawn (1955)
- The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
- Bundle of Joy (1956)
- Great Day in the Morning (1956)
- Tension at Table Rock (1956)
- Jet Pilot (1957)
- The Girl Most Likely (1958)
- Thunder Road (1958)
- Voice of the Hurricane (1964)
References
- ^ "Selfish Yates (1918), Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Jailbird: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Silk Hosiery: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Rookie's Return: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "The Border Patrol: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Burning Bridges: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "The Love Trap: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Hell's Heroes: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "East Is West: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "The Last of the Mohicans: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "The Saint in New York: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Five Came Back: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Stranger on the Third Floor: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "A Bill of Divorcement: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Cross-Country Romance: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Play Girl: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "A Date with the Falcon: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "The Falcon Takes Over: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "The Adventures of a Rookie: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Music in Manhattan: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "The Spiral Staircase: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "The 18th Academy Awards - 1946". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "The Farmer's Daughter: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Rachel and the Stranger: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Every Girl Should Be Married: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Holiday Affair: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "The Secret Fury: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Payment on Demand: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "Two Tickets to Broadway: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Susan Slept Here: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Great Day in the Morning: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Bundle of Joy: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Jet Pilot: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "The Girl Most Likely: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Thunder Road: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "Harry Marker, Filmography". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "Harry Marker (1899–1990)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Decision at Midnight (1963), Full Cast & Crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Voice of the Hurricane: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2015.