Jim Clark, Oscar-Winning Editor of ‘The Killing Fields,’ Dies at 84
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Jim Clark, who won an Oscar for editing Roland Joffé’s “The Killing Fields” and was also nominated for his work on the director’s film “The Mission,” died in the U.K. on Feb. 25. He was 84 and had been ill for some time.
News of his death was announced by the Guild of British Film and TV Editors on Feb. 26.
His credits also include Stanley Donen’s “Charade” (1963); John Schlesinger’s “Darling” (1965), “The Day of the Locust” (1975) and “Marathon Man” (1976); Michael Apted’s “Agatha” (1979), “Nell” (1994) and Bond film “The World Is Not Enough”; Michael Caton-Jones’ “Memphis Belle” (1990) and “City by the Sea” (2002); and Mike Leigh’s “Vera Drake” (2004) and “Happy-Go-Lucky” (2008).
In addition to the Schlesinger films listed above, he did uncredited work on the director’s “Far From the Madding Crowd” and served as a creative consultant on the helmer’s 1969 classic “Midnight Cowboy.”
Clark received the American Cinema Editors’ career achievement award in 2005.
Born James Clark in Boston, Lincolnshire, he eventually moved to London and began to work at Ealing Studios in 1951 as an assistant editor. He later served as freelance assistant editor, under editor Jack Harris, on two films directed by Donen. When Harris chose not to work on Donen’s next project, the director gave Clark the job on 1960’s “Surprise Package.”
In an interview on the Avid.com website, Clark said: “It was a fairly bad movie and probably would have finished my career before it had started, but luckily Stanley got another film, ‘The Grass Is Greener’ (1960), which he also asked me to edit. The cutting of the two films overlapped, which was great training for me. Soon after, I was asked to cut ‘The Innocents’ (1961), starring Deborah Kerr, which has since become a classic story-driven, supernatural horror film. It was very hard to cut, but that film really put me on the map.”
He was a founding member of the Guild of British Film Editors in 1966.
Clark directed a number of films, mostly documentary shorts. He made his feature directorial debut on “Rentadick” (1972), whose writers included Graham Chapman and John Cleese, and also helmed the horror film “Madhouse” (1974), which starred Vincent Price and Peter Cushing.
Clark’s memoir “Dream Repairman: Adventures in Film Editing” was published in 2011.
He is survived by his wife, fellow editor Laurence Méry-Clark, and three children.
Editor
Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rupert Grint, Matthew Lewis,
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, and
Evanna Lynch in Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
8.0
TV Special
Editor
2022
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Happy-Go-Lucky
7.0
Editor
2008
Mischa Barton, Hayden Christensen, and Kate Groombridge in
Virgin Territory (2007)
Virgin Territory
4.7
Editor
2007
Opal Dream (2006)
Opal Dream
6.5
Editor
2006
Vera Drake (2004)
Vera Drake
7.6
Editor
2004
Robert De Niro and Frances McDormand in City by the Sea
(2002)
City by the Sea
6.1
Editor
2002
The Gathering Storm (2002)
The Gathering Storm
7.4
TV Movie
Editor
2002
Chris Penn, Stellan Skarsgård, Paul Bettany, and Sienna
Guillory in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2001)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
6.2
Editor
2001
Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, and Robert
Carlyle in The World Is Not Enough (1999)
The World Is Not Enough
6.4
Editor
1999
Ralph Fiennes and Liv Tyler in Onegin (1999)
Onegin
6.8
Editor
1999
The Trench (1999)
The Trench
5.9
Editor
1999
The Jackal (1997)
The Jackal
6.4
Editor
1997
Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, and Meryl Streep in
Marvin's Room (1996)
Marvin's Room
6.7
Editor
1996
Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, and Harry Connick Jr. in
Copycat (1995)
Copycat
6.6
Editor
1995
Jodie Foster and Liam Neeson in Nell (1994)
Nell
6.5
Editor
1994
Elisabeth Shue, William McNamara, and Dylan Walsh in Radio
Inside (1994)
Radio Inside
6.3
Editor
1994
Sean Connery, Joanne Whalley, Louis Gossett Jr., John
Lithgow, Diana Rigg, and Colin Friels in A Good Man in Africa (1994)
A Good Man in Africa
5.0
Editor
1994
Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Ellen Barkin in This
Boy's Life (1993)
This Boy's Life
7.3
film editor
1993
Meeting Venus (1991)
Meeting Venus
6.6
Editor
1991
Sean Astin, Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, D.B. Sweeney, Billy
Zane, Harry Connick Jr., Tate Donovan, Reed Diamond, Courtney Gains, and Neil
Giuntoli in Memphis Belle (1990)
Memphis Belle
6.9
Editor
1990
Spies Inc. (1992)
Spies Inc.
4.0
Editor
1992
Young Toscanini (1988)
Young Toscanini
6.1
Editor
1988
Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in The Mission (1986)
The Mission
7.4
Editor
1986
The Frog Prince (1986)
The Frog Prince
5.8
Editor
1986
Sam Waterston in The Killing Fields (1984)
The Killing Fields
7.8
Editor
1984
John Cleese and Denis Quilley in Privates on Parade (1983)
Privates on Parade
4.8
Editor
1983
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Honky Tonk Freeway
5.2
Editor
1981
Yanks (1979)
Yanks
6.4
Editor
1979
Dustin Hoffman and Vanessa Redgrave in Agatha (1979)
Agatha
6.2
Editor
1979
Ann-Margret, Marty Feldman, and Michael York in The Last
Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
6.0
Editor
1977
Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man (1976)
Marathon Man
7.4
Editor (edited by)
1976
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
6.0
Editor
1975
Karen Black in The Day of the Locust (1975)
The Day of the Locust
6.9
film editor
1975
Visions of Eight (1973)
Visions of Eight
6.8
Editor
1973
Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Caine, and Susannah York in X, Y
& Zee (1972)
X, Y & Zee
5.8
Editor
1972
Faces of Architecture (1967)
Faces of Architecture
Editor
1967
Terence Stamp, Julie Christie, and Peter Finch in Far from
the Madding Crowd (1967)
Far from the Madding Crowd
7.2
Editor (uncredited)
1967
Julie Christie in Darling (1965)
Darling
7.0
Editor (as James Clark)
1965
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
The Pumpkin Eater
7.2
Editor (as James Clark)
1964
Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade (1963)
Charade
7.8
Editor (as James Clark)
1963
An Evening with the Royal Ballet (1963)
An Evening with the Royal Ballet
7.9
Editor (as James Clark)
1963
Laurence Olivier, Sarah Miles, and Simone Signoret in Term
of Trial (1962)
Term of Trial
7.1
Editor (as James Clark)
1962
The Innocents (1961)
The Innocents
7.8
Editor (as James Clark)
1961
The Grass Is Greener (1960)
The Grass Is Greener
6.5
Editor (as James Clark)
1960
Surprise Package (1960)
Surprise Package
5.6
Editor (as James Clark)
1960
John Pike in One Wish Too Many (1956)
One Wish Too Many
7.0
Editor
1956
Director
Gosling's Travels
TV Series
Director
1975
1 episode
Madhouse (1974)
Madhouse
6.2
Director
1974
Rentadick (1972)
Rentadick
3.9
Director
1972
Day of Rest
Short
Director
1970
Every Home Should Have One (1970)
Every Home Should Have One
5.0
Director
1970
Speaking of Britain (1967)
Speaking of Britain
Short
Director (as James Clark)
1967
Soldier '67
Short
Director
1966
Senghenydd: Portrait of a Mining Town
Short
Director
1966
The Christmas Tree (1966)
The Christmas Tree
6.4
Director (as James Clark)
1966
Actor
The Haunted Hathaways (2013)
The Haunted Hathaways
5.2
TV Series
Moppy (voice, as James Clark)
2014
1 episode
The Jackal (1997)
The Jackal
6.4
Narrator on TV (voice, uncredited)
1997
Pierce Brosnan in Robinson Crusoe (1997)
Robinson Crusoe
6.0
Slave Ship Captain (voice, uncredited)
1997
You're Under Arrest! (1996)
You're Under Arrest!
7.2
TV Series
Additional Voices (English version, voice)
1996–2008
You're Under Arrest! (1994)
You're Under Arrest!
7.7
TV Mini Series
(English version, voice)
1994
1 episode
Michael Brady in Crusher Joe The OVAs (1989)
Crusher Joe The OVAs
6.7
TV Mini Series
Gabbuuru (English version, voice)
1989
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy (1987)
Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy
7.0
Squad Leader (English version, voice)
1987
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