Marion Rothman
American film editor (1928–2023)
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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]
Marion Rothman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1928 Detroit, Michigan |
| Died | 17 May 2023 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Film editor |
Rothman died on 17 May 2023, at the age of 94.[4]
Selected filmography
| 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 |
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Diary of Anne Frank | George Stevens | Assistant film editor | Uncredited |
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Wild Ride | Harvey Berman |
- TV movies
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | My Father's House | Alex Segal |
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Velocity |
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