Gene Fowler Jr.
American film editor (1917–1998)
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Gene Fowler Jr. (27 May 1917 – 11 May 1998), the eldest son of journalist and author Gene Fowler, was a prominent Hollywood film editor.
Gene Fowler Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 27, 1917 Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Died | May 11, 1998 (aged 80) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film editor |
Career
His work included films of Fritz Lang and Samuel Fuller and movies like Stanley Kramer's It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), John Cassavetes' A Child Is Waiting (1963) and Hang 'Em High (1968).
He was also the director of feature films as well as numerous television programs. While the majority of his directorial work is regarded as minor efforts (Leonard Maltin lists only three of his seven features in his compendium[1]), two of his films, I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) and I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958), have gained some critical attention in retrospect.[2]
Gene Fowler Jr. was married to film editor Marjorie Fowler from 1944 until his death. On May 12, 1964, they were both the first man and woman to respectively get top honors at American Cinema Editors. Fowler became president while his wife became secretary.[3] He died in the Hollywood Hills, California of natural causes.[4][5]
His brother Will Fowler (1922–2004) was a Hollywood screenwriter.
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Main Street to Broadway | Tay Garnett | Supervising editor | |
| 1955 | Paris Follies of 1956 | Leslie Goodwins | ||
| 1956 | While the City Sleeps | Fritz Lang | Editorial supervisor | |
| Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Fifth collaboration with Fritz Lang | |||
| 1968 | A Fine Pair | Francesco Maselli |
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | I Was a Teenage Werewolf | |
| 1958 | Showdown at Boot Hill | |
| Gang War | ||
| I Married a Monster from Outer Space | ||
| 1959 | The Rebel Set | |
| Here Come the Jets | ||
| The Oregon Trail | ||
| 1978 | The Astral Factor | Uncredited |
| Year | Film | Director | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | The Senator Was Indiscreet | George S. Kaufman | Associate producer |
| 1948 | Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid | Irving Pichel | |
| 1958 | I Married a Monster from Outer Space | Himself | Producer |
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | The Thief | Russell Rouse | Sound effects editor |
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | My Outlaw Brother | Elliott Nugent |
| 1959 | The Oregon Trail | Himself |
- Documentaries
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Let There Be Light | John Huston |
| 1971 | Walls of Fire |
- Short documentaries
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' | Irving Lerner |
| 1945 | The Battle of San Pietro | John Huston |
| 1946 | Seeds of Destiny | David Miller |
- Shorts
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Sex Hygiene | |
| 1964 | Choice | N/a |
- TV movies
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Magnetic Moon | Hollingsworth Morse |
| 1971 | Goodbye, Raggedy Ann | Fielder Cook |
| A Death of Innocence | Paul Wendkos | |
| The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | Fielder Cook | |
| 1972 | The Glass House | Tom Gries |
| The Crooked Hearts | Jay Sandrich | |
| Pursuit | Michael Crichton | |
| 1973 | The Girls of Huntington House | Alf Kjellin |
| The Blue Knight | Robert Butler | |
| A Dream for Christmas | Ralph Senensky | |
| 1978 | The New Adventures of Heidi | |
| 1979 | The House on Garibaldi Street | Peter Collinson |
| 1985 | Evergreen | Fielder Cook |
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Dying Room Only | Philip Leacock | Editorial supervisor |
| Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | John Newland | ||
| 1974 | The Stranger Within | Lee Philips | Editorial supervision |
| Bad Ronald | Buzz Kulik | Editorial supervisor | |
| 1975 | The Runaways | Harry Harris | |
| 1976 | Helter Skelter | Tom Gries | |
| 1977 | The Prince of Central Park | Harvey Hart | Supervising editor |
| Killer on Board | Philip Leacock |
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Conspiracy of Terror | John Llewellyn Moxey | Post-production supervisor |
| 1976 | Sybil | Daniel Petrie |
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Runaways | Harry Harris | Second unit director |
- TV pilots
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Pomroy's People | Fielder Cook |
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Bunco | Alexander Singer | Supervising editor |
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Conspiracy of Terror | John Llewellyn Moxey | Post-production supervisor |
- TV series
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1952−53 | The Abbott and Costello Show | 22 episodes |
| 1954 | Rocky Jones, Space Ranger | 39 episodes |
| 1961 | The Aquanauts | 1 episode |
| 1964−65 | Rawhide | 12 episodes |
| 1966 | Gilligan's Island | 5 episodes |
| 1966−67 | The Wild Wild West | |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | 1 episode |
| 1973−74 | Doc Elliot | 7 episodes |
| 1974−75 | Apple's Way | 13 episodes |
| 1972−75 | The Waltons | 73 episodes |
| 1977 | Hunter | 4 episodes |
| 1985 | Evergreen | 3 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Duffy's Tavern | Supervising editor | 1 episode |
| 1956 | Crossroads |
|
4 episodes |
| 1976 | The Blue Knight | Editorial supervisor | 2 episodes |
| Helter Skelter | |||
| 1977 | Hunter | 3 episodes | |
| Eight Is Enough | 20 episodes | ||
| 1975−77 | The Waltons | 54 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965−66 | The Wild Wild West | Production associate | 7 episodes |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | China Smith | 26 episodes |
| 1954 | The New Adventures of China Smith | 11 episodes |
| 1958 | Man Without a Gun | 1 episode |
| 1959 | Man with a Camera | 3 episodes |
| 1960 | Rawhide | 2 episodes |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | 6 episodes | |
| 1961 | Perry Mason | 1 episode |
| Gunsmoke | ||
| The Aquanauts | 2 episodes | |
| 1960−61 | Assignment: Underwater | 8 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | The Waltons | Post-production supervisor | 4 episodes |
| 1976 | Sybil | 2 episodes |
