Richard Marks

{{short description|American film editor}}

{{other people|Richard Marks}}

{{distinguish|Richard Marx}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Richard Marks

| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|11|10}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, United States

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|12|31|1943|11|10}}

| death_place = New York City, New York, United States

| occupation = Film editor

| years active = 1969−2010

| spouse = Barbara Marks

}}

Richard Marks (November 10, 1943 – December 31, 2018) was an American film editor with more than 30 editing credits for feature and television films dating from 1972. In an extended, notable collaboration (1983–2010), he edited all of director James L. Brooks' feature films.{{cite news |title=Richard Marks, 4-Time Oscar-Nominated Film Editor, Dies at 75 |last=Barnes |first=Mike |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 4, 2019 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-marks-dead-apocalypse-now-terms-endearment-film-editor-was-75-1173154 }}{{cite news |title=Richard Marks, 'Apocalypse Now,' 'Terms of Endearment' Editor, Dies at 75 |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=January 4, 2019 |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/richard-marks-dead-dies-editor-apocalypse-now-terms-of-endearment-1203099942/}}{{cite web |title=Richard Marks Biography (1943–) |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/42/Richard-Marks.html }}

Marks was Barry Malkin's assistant editor on The Rain People (1969), which was directed by Francis Ford Coppola early in his career. He then assisted Dede Allen on Alice's Restaurant (1969) and on Little Big Man (1970); he co-edited Serpico (1973) with Allen. Dede Allen was among the most prominent film editors of her generation, and she was known for helping to develop the careers of several younger editors. Roger Crittenden has written that "Perhaps the outstanding graduate of the Dede Allen Academy is Richard Marks."{{cite book |title=Film and Video Editing |last=Crittenden |first=Roger |year=1995 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=THi1Gz4c8lcC&pg=PA162 |page=162 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-85713-011-9 |quote=Perhaps the outstanding graduate of the Dede Allen Academy is Richard Marks.}}

Marks was nominated for many awards including four Academy Awards (Oscars), three ACE Eddie Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and an Emmy.

Marks was elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors,[https://web.archive.org/web/20080218035827/http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/dir_Mem.html "American Cinema Editors > Members"], webpage archived by WebCite from [http://www.ace-filmeditors.org/newace/dir_Mem.html this original URL] on 2008-03-04. and in 2013 he received their Career Achievement Award.{{cite news |title=Editors Richard Marks, Larry Silk to Receive ACE Career Achievement Awards |date=February 8, 2013 |first=Carolyn |last=Giardina |work=Hollywood Reporter |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/editors-richard-marks-larry-silk-419772}}{{cite news |title=Marks aims to change things for the better |last=Dimond |first=Anna |date=February 14, 2013 |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/marks-aims-to-change-things-for-the-better-1118066144/ }} Apocalypse Now was listed as the third best-edited film of all time in a 2012 survey of members of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.{{cite journal |title=The 75 Best Edited Films |journal=Editors Guild Magazine |date=May 2012 |volume=1 |issue=3 |url=https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1102 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317101140/https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleID=1102 |archivedate=2015-03-17}}