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Jim Clark

Editing

Born May 23, 1931 · Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Died February 25, 2016

Also known as James Clark

Biography

Jim Clark was a British film editor and film director. He has more than forty feature film credits between 1956 and 2008. Clark directed four feature films along with a handful of short films. Notably, he served as a creative consultant for Midnight Cowboy (1969). His most noted editing credits included Marathon Man (1976), The Killing Fields (1984), and Vera Drake (2004). In 2011, Clark published Dream Repairman: Adventures in Film Editing, a memoir of his career.

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Awards & recognition

  • BAFTA AwardBest Editing · 1987
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 1985
  • BAFTA AwardBest Editing · 1985
  • American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 1987 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 1985 · nominated

Filmography36 titles