Jim Clark Biography (1931-)

Born May 24, 1931, in Boston, Lincolnshire, England; son of Vernon (a companydirector) and Florence (a homemaker; maiden name, Deal) Clark; married Laurence Mery (a film editor), July, 1963; children: David, Kate, Sybil.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Editor, director
Birth Details: May 24, 1931; Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Editor
(As James Clark) One Wish Too Many (also known as The Magic Marble), Sterling Educational Films-Children's Film Foundation, 1956
(As James Clark) Surprise Package, Columbia, 1960
(As James Clark) The Grass Is Greener, Universal, 1960
(As James Clark) The Innocents, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
(As James Clark) Term of Trial, Warner Bros., 1962
(As James Clark) Charade, Universal, 1963
(As James Clark) The Pumpkin Eater, Royal-Columbia, 1964
(As James Clark) Darling, Embassy, 1965
X Y and Zee (also known as Zee and Co.), Columbia, 1972
The Day of the Locust, Paramount, 1975
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (also knownas Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
Marathon Man, Paramount, 1976
(With Arthur Schmidt) The Last Remake of Beau Geste, Universal, 1977
Agatha, Warner Bros., 1979
Yanks (also known as Yanks--Gestern waren wir noch Freunde), Universal, 1979
Honky Tonk Freeway, Universal-AFD, 1981
Privates on Parade, HandMade Films, Orion Classics, 1984
The Killing Fields, Warner Bros., 1984
The Frog Prince, Goldcrest-Warner Bros., 1985, released in the United States as French Lesson, Warner Bros., 1986

The Mission, Warner Bros., 1986
(With Bryan Oates) Il giovane Toscanini (also known as Toscanini and Young Toscanini), Italian International Films, 1988
Spies Inc. (also known as Code Name: Chaos, S.P.O.O.K.S., and Spies, Lies and Alibis), 1988
Memphis Belle, Warner Bros., 1990
Meeting Venus, Warner Bros., 1991
This Boy's Life, 1993
A Good Man in Africa, 1994
Nell, 1994
Radio Inside, 1994
Copycat, 1995
Marvin's Room, Miramax, 1996
The Jackal (also known as Le chacal and Der Schakal), Universal, 1998
Onegin, Samuel Goldwyn Films, 1999
The Trench (also known as La tranchee), Somme Productions,1999
The World Is Not Enough (also known as Pressure Point and T.W.I.N.E.), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1999
Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang), 2000
City by the Sea, Warner Bros., 2001
Film Director
(As James Clark) The Christmas Tree, CFF, 1966
Think Dirty (also known as Every Home Should Have One), British Lion, 1970
Rentadick, Virgin, 1972
Madhouse (also known as Deathday, The Madhouse of Dr. Fear, and The Revenge of Dr. Death), American International, 1974
(Second unit director) Honky Tonk Freeway, Universal-AFD, 1981
Other Film Work
Creative consultant, Midnight Cowboy, United Artists, 1969
Consulting editor, War of the Buttons, 1994
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Voice of narrator on TV, The Jackal (also known as Le chacal and Der Schakal), Universal, 1998
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(As James Clark; with Michael Barnes) The Christmas Tree (based ona story by Ed Harper), CFF, 1966

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