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Mark Robson
Born December 4, 1913(1913-12-04)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died June 20, 1978 (aged 64)
London, England, UK

Mark Robson (December 4, 1913–June 20, 1978) was a Canadian-born film editor, film director and producer in Hollywood. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he moved to the United States at a young age. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles then found work in the prop department at 20th Century Fox studios. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United He eventually went to work at RKO Pictures where he began training as a film editor. In 1940 he worked as an assistant to Robert Wise on the editing of Citizen Kane in addition to several other films. Robert Wise ( September 10, 1914 &ndash September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor film editor and Academy Citizen Kane ( 1941) is an American Dramatic film, and the first Feature film directed by Orson Welles, who also co-authored Both he and Wise benefited tremendously from producer and screenwriter Val Lewton, who promoted Robson from film editor to production assistant and later as director. In 1943, at the insistence of Lewton, Robson assisted Lewton and famed director Jacques Tourneur in a series of low-budget horror films produced by Val Lewton that today are regarded as some of RKO's best, including Cat People and I Walked with a Zombie. Jacques Tourneur ( November 12, 1904 &ndash December 19, 1977) was a French - American Film director. Val Lewton ( 7 May  – 14 March) was an American Film producer and Screenwriter, who is best known for a sequence of nine brooding Cat People is a Horror film produced by Val Lewton and directed by Jacques Tourneur. I Walked with a Zombie is a Horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur. Later, Lewton was instrumental in promoting Robson to the director's chair for films such as The Seventh Victim (1943), Robson's first directing credit, and the troubled Isle of the Dead (1945). The Seventh Victim ( is a horror Film noir starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter (in her first film Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isle of the Dead ( is one of producer Val Lewton 's horror films made for RKO Radio Pictures. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar

His success at RKO lead to work on major film projects and in 1949 he was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for his work on the film noir drama Champion. Directors Guild of America ( DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Champion ( 1949) is a American Film noir drama based on a short story by Ring Lardner. That same year, he directed the popular romance My Foolish Heart and Home of the Brave, one of the first films to deal with the issue of racism. For the 1999 television miniseries see Foolish Heart. My Foolish Heart is an Academy Award -nominated 1949 Home of the Brave is a 1949 film based on a play by Arthur Laurents. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Robson briefly brought back his old mentor Val Lewton with fellow protege Robert Wise in a partnership for film and television production, only to drop the ailing Lewton without explanation a few months later. Robert Wise ( September 10, 1914 &ndash September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor film editor and Academy Robson was nominated by the DGA again for the 1955 war drama The Bridges at Toko-Ri, starring William Holden and Grace Kelly. The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1954 film based on a novel by James Michener about a Naval aviator assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges William Holden ( April 17, 1918 &ndash November 12, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film Actor Grace Patricia Kelly (later Grace Princess of Monaco; November 12 1929 &ndash September 14 1982 was an Academy Award -winning American film and

In 1958, Mark Robson was nominated for an Academy Award for Directing for the major box office success Peyton Place and again the following year for directing Ingrid Bergman in the acclaimed film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness . The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue Peyton Place is a 1957 American Drama film directed by Mark Robson. (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a 1958 20th Century Fox Film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British For these films he also received his third and fourth Directors Guild of America nomination. Robson also produced a number of films which he also directed including Von Ryan's Express in 1965. Von Ryan's Express is a 1965 World War II adventure film produced and directed by Mark Robson, and starring Frank Sinatra and He directed 1967's Valley of the Dolls, a film panned by the critics but a success at the box office. Valley of the Dolls is a 1967 American Drama film based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Jacqueline Susann In 1974 he directed the blockbuster Earthquake, the film that introduced "Sensurround". Earthquake is a 1974 action adventure / disaster / Thriller film that achieved huge box-office success continuing the Disaster film Sensurround is a process developed in the 1970s by Universal Studios to enhance the audio experience during the presentation of theatrical movies

Mark Robson died of a heart attack in 1978 while in London, UK filming Avalanche Express. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Avalanche Express was a Film adaptation of a Novel by Colin Forbes, released in 1979. His remains were brought back to the U. S. for interment in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Mount Sinai Memorial Park is a Jewish Cemetery located at 5950 Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles California.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Mark Robson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1722 Vine Street. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

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Avalanche Express was a Film adaptation of a Novel by Colin Forbes, released in 1979. Earthquake is a 1974 action adventure / disaster / Thriller film that achieved huge box-office success continuing the Disaster film Limbo is a 1999 drama film written directed and produced by American filmmaker John Sayles. Happy Birthday Wanda June is a play by Kurt Vonnegut, and a 1971 film adaptation of the play directed by Mark Robson. Valley of the Dolls is a 1967 American Drama film based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Jacqueline Susann Von Ryan's Express is a 1965 World War II adventure film produced and directed by Mark Robson, and starring Frank Sinatra and The Prize is a 1963 Spy film starring Paul Newman, Elke Sommer and Edward G Nine Hours to Rama is 1963 English film directed by Mark Robson, and based on a 1962 book by Stanley Wolpert with the name From the Terrace is a 1960 motion picture directed by Mark Robson and starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Barbara The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a 1958 20th Century Fox Film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British Peyton Place is a 1957 American Drama film directed by Mark Robson. The Little Hut is a 1957 Comedy film made by MGM. It was directed by Mark Robson, produced by Mark Robson and F The Harder They Fall ( 1956) is a Film noir directed by Mark Robson. A Prize of Gold is a 1955 Adventure film which follows an officer motivated by love and compassion to begin a life of crime The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1954 film based on a novel by James Michener about a Naval aviator assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges Phffft! is a 1954 black and white romantic Comedy starring Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Kim Novak and Return to Paradise is a Drama film released by United Artists in 1953. Bright Victory is a 1951 film adapted by Robert Buckner from Baynard Kendrick 's novel Lights Out. Edge of Doom is a 1950 Film noir shot in Black and white. The film has never been released on video reportedly due to the subject matter For the 1999 television miniseries see Foolish Heart. My Foolish Heart is an Academy Award -nominated 1949 Home of the Brave is a 1949 film based on a play by Arthur Laurents. Champion ( 1949) is a American Film noir drama based on a short story by Ring Lardner. Bedlam ( is a film starring Boris Karloff and Anna Lee, and was the last in a series of stylish B films produced by Val Lewton for Isle of the Dead ( is one of producer Val Lewton 's horror films made for RKO Radio Pictures. Youth Runs Wild is a B movie about unattentive parents and Juvenile delinquency, produced by Val Lewton, directed by Mark Robson The Seventh Victim ( is a horror Film noir starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter (in her first film The Ghost Ship ( is a Black-and-white film starring Richard Dix.
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