Sally Menke
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Sally Menke | |
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Sally JoAnne Menke[1] (December 17, 1953 – September 27, 2010)[2] was an American film editor with more than 20 film credits since 1984.[3] She had an extended, notable collaboration with director Quentin Tarantino, having edited all of his films. Menke was nominated for the Academy Award for Film Editing for Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, of which Variety's Todd McCarty wrote, "Sally Menke's editing reps the definition of precision."[4]
Early and personal life
Menke was born in Mineola, New York, the daughter of Charlotte, a teacher, and Dr. Warren Wells Menke, a professor of management at Clemson University.[1] Menke is a graduate of the NYU Film Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. She was elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors.[5] Menke was married and had two children.[6][7]
Filmography
Death
Menke had gone hiking the morning of September 27, 2010, and her friends alerted police after she failed to come home.[8] Search dogs, a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter, and officers from patrol units spent hours in Griffith Park searching for her.[7] Her locked car was found in a Griffith Park parking lot.[8] Menke's dog was found alive, according to the LAPD.[7] The sources, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because the investigation was ongoing, said Menke's body was found at the bottom of a ravine near 5600 block of Green Oak Drive on September 28, 2010.[8] No cause of death was immediately reported, and it is unclear whether the extreme heat -- 113° Fahrenheit. in downtown Los Angeles on September 27 -- was a factor.[8]
Oscar nominations
- 1995 – Pulp Fiction (nominated) - "Best Film Editing"
- 2010 – Inglourious Basterds (nominated) - "Best Film Editing"
Other awards and nominations
- 1995 – Pulp Fiction (nominated) American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie Award - "Best Edited Feature Film"
- 1995 – Pulp Fiction (nominated) BAFTA Film Award - "Best Editing"
- 2003 – Kill Bill: Vol 1 (won) San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - "Best Editing"
- 2004 – Kill Bill: Vol 1 (nominated) BAFTA Film Award - "Best Editing"
- 2004 – Kill Bill: Vol 1 (won) Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Sierra Award for "Best Editing"
- 2005 – Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (nominated) American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie Award - "Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)"
- 2005 – Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (nominated) Online Film Critics Society OFCS Award - "Best Editing"
References
- ^ a b Sally Menke, Editor, Weds Aldo L. Parisot
- ^ Sally Menke, longtime film editor for Quentin Tarantino, found dead near Griffith Park LA Times
- ^ Sally Menke at IMDb
- ^ McCarty, Todd (1994). "Pulp Fiction", Variety May 23, 1994.
- ^ "American Cinema Editors > Members", webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 2008-03-04.
- ^ Menke, Sally (December 6, 2009). "'Quentin Tarantino and I clicked'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "Quentin Tarantino's film editor found dead after hiking in scorching LA heat". Herald Sun. September 29, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Itzkoff, Dave (September 28, 2010). "Sally Menke, Film Editor for Tarantino and Other Directors, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
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