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Marion Rothman

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Marion Rothman
Born(1928-07-03)July 3, 1928
DiedMay 17, 2013(2013-05-17) (aged 84)
OccupationFilm editor

Marion Rothman was an American film editor active from the 1960s through the 1990s.[1] She is best known for her work on two 1970s Planet of the Apes movies, as well as Mystic Pizza and Christine.[2] She also had a screenwriting credit on the 1960 film The Wild Ride. Her first known assignment was assisting with the cutting of 1959's The Diary of Anne Frank. She served as a mentor for editor Virginia Katz in Los Angeles.[3]

Selected filmography

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Editor
Year Film Director Notes Ref.
1968 The Boston Strangler Richard Fleischer First collaboration with Richard Fleischer
1969 Che! Second collaboration with Richard Fleischer
1970 Beneath the Planet of the Apes Ted Post
1971 Billy Jack Tom Laughlin
Escape from the Planet of the Apes Don Taylor First collaboration with Don Taylor
1972 Play It Again, Sam Herbert Ross First collaboration with Herbert Ross
1973 Tom Sawyer Don Taylor Second collaboration with Don Taylor
Ash Wednesday Larry Peerce
1975 Funny Lady Herbert Ross Second collaboration with Herbert Ross
1976 Lipstick Lamont Johnson
Baby Blue Marine John D. Hancock
1977 The Island of Dr. Moreau Don Taylor Third collaboration with Don Taylor
Orca Michael Anderson
1978 Comes a Horseman Alan J. Pakula First collaboration with Alan J. Pakula
1979 Starting Over Second collaboration with Alan J. Pakula
1981 All Night Long Jean-Claude Tramont
1983 Christine John Carpenter First collaboration with John Carpenter
1984 Starman Second collaboration with John Carpenter
1986 Club Paradise Harold Ramis
1988 Mystic Pizza Donald Petrie First collaboration with Donald Petrie
1990 Opportunity Knocks Second collaboration with Donald Petrie
1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man John Carpenter Third collaboration with John Carpenter
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1959 The Diary of Anne Frank George Stevens Assistant film editor
Uncredited
Writer
Year Film Director
1960 The Wild Ride Harvey Berman
TV movies
Editor
Year Film Director
1975 My Father's House Alex Segal
Writer
Year Film Director
1999 Velocity
  • David Wolfe
  • David Blass

References

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  1. ^ "Top Directors Reveal How Female Film Editors Shaped Their Movies". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. ^ Gregory, Mollie (2003). Women Who Run the Show: How a Brilliant and Creative New Generation of Women Stormed Hollywood. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312316341.
  3. ^ Chang, Justin (2012-01-16). FilmCraft: Editing. Octopus Books. ISBN 9781908150684.
  4. ^ Greene, Eric (1996). Planet of the Apes as American Myth: Race and Politics in the Films and Television Series. McFarland. ISBN 9780786400874.
  5. ^ "4 May 1994, Page 24 - The Age at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  6. ^ "Lipstick". Variety. 1976-01-01. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  7. ^ Muir, John Kenneth (2015-09-15). The Films of John Carpenter. McFarland. ISBN 9780786493487.
  8. ^ "MOVIE REVIEW : THE OTHER SIDE OF PARADISE AT THIS PARTICULAR 'CLUB'". Los Angeles Times. 1986-07-11. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
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