Richard Marks (November 10, 1943 – December 31, 2018) was an Americanfilm editor with more than 30 editing credits for feature and television films dating from 1972. In anextended, notable collaboration (1983–2010), he edited all of directorJames L. Brooks' feature films.[1][2][3]
Marks wasBarry Malkin's assistant editor onThe Rain People (1969), which was directed byFrancis Ford Coppola early in his career. He then assistedDede Allen onAlice's Restaurant (1969) and onLittle Big Man (1970); he co-editedSerpico (1973) with Allen. Dede Allen was among the most prominent film editors of her generation, and she was known for helping to develop the careers of several younger editors. Roger Crittenden has written that "Perhaps the outstanding graduate of the Dede Allen Academy is Richard Marks."[4]
