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{{Infobox person
| name = Archie Marshek
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|02|15}}
| birth_place = [[Cass Lake, Minnesota|Cass Lake]], [[Minnesota]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1992|03|29|1902|02|15}}
| death_place = [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]], [[Oklahoma]], U.S.
| occupation = Film Editor
}}

'''Archie Marshek''' (February 15, 1902{{spaced ndash}}March 29, 1992) was an American [[Film editing|film editor]] whose 44-year career spanned six decades.
'''Archie Marshek''' (February 15, 1902{{spaced ndash}}March 29, 1992) was an American [[Film editing|film editor]] whose 44-year career spanned six decades.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Cass Lake, Minnesota]], in 1902, Marshek started his career at [[Joseph P. Kennedy]]'s [[Film Booking Offices of America]] (FBO) in 1927. When Kennedy formed R.K.O. in 1929 by merging F.B.O. with the [[Keith-Albee-Orpheum]] vaudeville theater circuit and striking a deal with [[David Sarnoff]] of [[RCA|Radio Corporation of America]] in order to access his sound technology patents, Marshek moved to the new studio.<ref name="Archie Marshek">{{cite web|title=Archie Marshek (1902–1992)|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551258/|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=3 February 2014}}</ref> He was a staff editor at R.K.O. - Radio Pictures from 1929 to 1936 and at [[Paramount Pictures]] from 1937 to 1967.
Born in [[Cass Lake, Minnesota]], in 1902, Marshek started his career at [[Joseph P. Kennedy]]'s [[Film Booking Offices of America]] (FBO) in 1927. When Kennedy formed R.K.O. in 1929 by merging F.B.O. with the [[Keith-Albee-Orpheum]] vaudeville theater circuit and striking a deal with [[David Sarnoff]] of [[RCA|Radio Corporation of America]] to access his sound technology patents, Marshek moved to the new studio.<ref name="Archie Marshek">{{cite web|title=Archie Marshek (1902–1992)|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551258/|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=3 February 2014}}</ref> He was a staff editor at R.K.O. - Radio Pictures from 1929 to 1936 and at [[Paramount Pictures]] from 1937 to 1967.


Marshek was the first editor to cut a three-strip, live-action [[Technicolor]] film, the 1934 short ''[[La Cucaracha (1934 film)|La Cucaracha]]''. He also was the first to cut a full-length, three-strip Technicolor feature film, ''[[Becky Sharp (film)|Becky Sharp]]'' (1935). He worked with directors [[King Vidor]], [[Gregory La Cava]], [[Lewis Milestone]], [[Rouben Mamoulian]], [[Frank Tuttle]], [[Jack Smight]] and the actors [[Anthony Quinn]] and [[Marlon Brando]] when they made their feature-film directing debuts. He cut films featuring the top stars at Paramount, including [[Bing Crosby]], [[Bob Hope]], [[Dean Martin]] and [[Jerry Lewis]], and [[Elvis Presley]].<ref name="Archie Marshek" />
Marshek was the first editor to cut a three-strip, live-action [[Technicolor]] film, 1934 short ''[[La Cucaracha (1934 film)|La Cucaracha]]''. He also was the first to cut a full-length, three-strip Technicolor feature film, ''[[Becky Sharp (film)|Becky Sharp]]'' (1935). He worked with directors [[King Vidor]], [[Gregory La Cava]], [[Lewis Milestone]], [[Rouben Mamoulian]], [[Frank Tuttle]], [[Jack Smight]] and the actors [[Anthony Quinn]] and [[Marlon Brando]] when they made their feature-film directing debuts. He cut films featuring the top stars at Paramount, including [[Bing Crosby]], [[Bob Hope]], [[Dean Martin]] and [[Jerry Lewis]], and [[Elvis Presley]].<ref name="Archie Marshek" />


Marshek died at the age of 90 in Lawton, Oklahoma.<ref name="Archie Marshek" />
Marshek died at the age of 90 in Lawton, Oklahoma.<ref name="Archie Marshek" />

Latest revision as of 21:18, 14 June 2024

Archie Marshek
Born(1902-02-15)February 15, 1902
Cass Lake, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 1992(1992-03-29) (aged 90)
Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
OccupationFilm Editor

Archie Marshek (February 15, 1902 – March 29, 1992) was an American film editor whose 44-year career spanned six decades.

Biography

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Born in Cass Lake, Minnesota, in 1902, Marshek started his career at Joseph P. Kennedy's Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) in 1927. When Kennedy formed R.K.O. in 1929 by merging F.B.O. with the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville theater circuit and striking a deal with David Sarnoff of Radio Corporation of America to access his sound technology patents, Marshek moved to the new studio.[1] He was a staff editor at R.K.O. - Radio Pictures from 1929 to 1936 and at Paramount Pictures from 1937 to 1967.

Marshek was the first editor to cut a three-strip, live-action Technicolor film, 1934 short La Cucaracha. He also was the first to cut a full-length, three-strip Technicolor feature film, Becky Sharp (1935). He worked with directors King Vidor, Gregory La Cava, Lewis Milestone, Rouben Mamoulian, Frank Tuttle, Jack Smight and the actors Anthony Quinn and Marlon Brando when they made their feature-film directing debuts. He cut films featuring the top stars at Paramount, including Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley.[1]

Marshek died at the age of 90 in Lawton, Oklahoma.[1]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Archie Marshek (1902–1992)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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