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| name = Archie Marshek
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|02|15}}
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| birth_place = [[Cass Lake, Minnesota|Cass Lake]], [[Minnesota]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1992|03|29|1902|02|15}}
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| death_place = [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]], [[Oklahoma]], U.S.
| occupation = Film Editor
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'''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==
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]], he 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=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551258/|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=3 February 2014}}</ref>
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]]'' (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" />


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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*''[[Shoot Out]]'' (1971)
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*''[[Rabbit, Run (film)|Rabbit, Run]]'' (1970)
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*''[[The Illustrated Man]]'' (1969)
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*''[[No Way to Treat a Lady (film)|No Way to Treat a Lady]]'' (1968)
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*''[[The High Chaparral]]'' (TV series)
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*''[[Bonanza]]'' (TV Series)
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*''[[Easy Come, Easy Go (1967 film)|Easy Come, Easy Go]]'' (1967)
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*''[[Paris When It Sizzles]]'' (1964)
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*''[[One-Eyed Jacks]] (1961)
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*''[[The Buccaneer (1958 film)|The Buccaneer]]'' (1958)
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*''[[Pardners]]'' (1956)
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*''[[Road to Bali]]'' (1952)
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*''[[The Lemon Drop Kid]]'' (1951)
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*''[[Fancy Pants (film)|Fancy Pants]]'' (1950)
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*''[[A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court]]'' (1948)
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*''[[Whispering Smith]]'' (1948)
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*''[[The Strange Love of Martha Ivers]]'' (1946)
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*''[[The Glass Key (1942 film)|The Glass Key]]'' (1942)
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*''[[This Gun for Hire]]'' (1942)
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*''[[The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)|The Cat and the Canary]]'' (1939)
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*''[[The Last Days of Pompeii (1935 film)|The Last Days of Pompeii]] (1935)
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*''[[Becky Sharp]]'' (1935)
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*''[[La Cucaracha (1934 film)|La Cucaracha]] (1934)
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*''[[The Most Dangerous Game (film)|The Most Dangerous Game]]'' (1932)
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*''[[Bird of Paradise (1932 film)|Bird of Paradise]]'' (1932)
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*''[[Symphony of Six Million]]'' (1932)
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*''[[Traveling Husbands]]'' (1931)
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*''[[The Air Legion]]'' (1929)
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*''[[Sally of the Scandals]]'' (1928)
*''[[Legionnaires in Paris]]'' (1927)
*''[[Legionnaires in Paris]]'' (1927)
*''[[Her Summer Hero]]'' (1928)
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*''[[Sally of the Scandals]]'' (1928)
* ''[[The Perfect Crime (1928 film)|The Perfect Crime]]'' (1928)
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*''[[The Air Legion]]'' (1929)
* ''[[The Voice of the Storm]]'' (1929)
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*''[[Traveling Husbands]]'' (1931)
*''[[Consolation Marriage]]'' (1931)
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*''[[Symphony of Six Million]]'' (1932)
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*''[[Bird of Paradise (1932 film)|Bird of Paradise]]'' (1932)
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*''[[The Most Dangerous Game (film)|The Most Dangerous Game]]'' (1932)
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*''[[La Cucaracha (1934 film)|La Cucaracha]] (1934)
⚫
*''[[Becky Sharp (film)|Becky Sharp]]'' (1935)
⚫
*''[[The Last Days of Pompeii (1935 film)|The Last Days of Pompeii]] (1935)
⚫
*''[[The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)|The Cat and the Canary]]'' (1939)
⚫
*''[[This Gun for Hire]]'' (1942)
⚫
*''[[The Glass Key (1942 film)|The Glass Key]]'' (1942)
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*''[[The Strange Love of Martha Ivers]]'' (1946)
*''[[Dear Ruth (film)|Dear Ruth]]'' (1947)
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*''[[Whispering Smith]]'' (1948)
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*''[[A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949 film)|A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court]]'' (1949)
⚫
*''[[Fancy Pants (film)|Fancy Pants]]'' (1950)
⚫
*''[[The Lemon Drop Kid]]'' (1951)
⚫
*''[[Road to Bali]]'' (1952)
⚫
*''[[Pardners]]'' (1956)
⚫
*''[[The Buccaneer (1958 film)|The Buccaneer]]'' (1958)
⚫
*''[[One-Eyed Jacks]] (1961)
⚫
*''[[Paris When It Sizzles]]'' (1964)
⚫
*''[[Easy Come, Easy Go (1967 film)|Easy Come, Easy Go]]'' (1967)
⚫
*''[[Bonanza]]'' (TV Series)
⚫
*''[[The High Chaparral]]'' (TV series)
⚫
*''[[No Way to Treat a Lady (film)|No Way to Treat a Lady]]'' (1968)
⚫
*''[[The Illustrated Man]]'' (1969)
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*''[[Rabbit, Run (film)|Rabbit, Run]]'' (1970)
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*''[[Shoot Out]]'' (1971)
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==References==
==References==
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| DATE OF DEATH = 29 March 1992
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Lawton, Oklahoma]], U.S.
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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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