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Thelma Schoonmaker Biography (1940?-)

Surname is pronounced Skoon-maker; born January 3, 1940 (some sources cite 1945), in Algiers, Algeria; father, a worker at an oil company; married MichaelPowell (a director), May 17, 1984 (died, February 19, 1990).

Nationality

Algerian

Gender

Female

Occupation

Editor, director, production manager, consultant

Birth Details

January 3, 1940?

Algiers, Algeria

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Editor
• (With others) Finnegan's Wake (also known as Finnegans Wakeand Passages from Finnegan's Wake), Grove Press, 1965
• Bring on the Dancing Girls, 1965, later version released as I Call First, 1967, then as Who's That Knocking at My Door, Joseph Brenner, 1968, later as J.R., 1970
• (With others) The Virgin President, New Line Cinema, 1968
• Street Scenes, 1970
• (And assistant director) Woodstock, longer version released as Woodstock, 3 Days of Peace & Music, 1970, new version released as Woodstock 25th Anniversary Edition, 1995
• Taxi Driver, Columbia, 1976
• Rock Show, 1979
• Raging Bull, Buena Vista, 1980
• (And production supervisor) The King of Comedy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
• After Hours, Warner Bros., 1985
• The Color of Money, Buena Vista, 1986
• Bad, 1987
• The Last Temptation of Christ, Universal, 1988
• "Life Lessons," New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989
• GoodFellas (also known as Goodfellas), Warner Bros., 1990
• Made in Milan, 1990
• Cape Fear, Universal, 1991
• The Age of Innocence, Columbia, 1993
• Casino, Universal, 1995
• Grace of My Heart, Gramercy, 1996
• Kundun, Buena Vista, 1997
• Bringing Out the Dead, Paramount, 1999
• Il mio viaggio in Italia (documentary; also known as My Voyageto Italy), Miramax, 1999
• Gangs of New York, Miramax, 2002
• Editorial Consultant
• The Kids Are Alright, 1979
• A la recherche de Kundun avec Martin Scorsese (documentary; also known as In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese), IN Pictures, 1998
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Herself, The Scorsese Machine, 1995
• Specials
• (As Thelma Schoonmaker-Powell) Herself, A Matter of Michael & Emeric, 1977
• Herself, Glorious Technicolor, TCM, 1998
• Television Work
• Editor; Series
• Edited a series on the Supreme Court for public television.
• Supervising Editor; Miniseries
• A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through Movies (documentary; also known as A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through AmericanMovies), Channel 4, 1995
• Editor; Specials
• Edited a documentary about a Paul McCartney concert tour for CBS.
• Other Work
• Edited unfinished documentaries about the American Revolution and mountain climbing.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996
• Women Filmmakers & Their Films, St. James Press, 1998