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James B. Clark

American film director, film editor, and television director (1908-2000) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 92

James B. Clark Jr. was an American film director, film editor, and television director. His career as a film editor began in 1937, and he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1941 for How Green Was My Valley.

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2000Died19 July 20001974FirehouseSeries, Director1972The Little ArkFilm, Director1970Lassie: Well of LoveFilm, Director1969My Side of the MountainFilm, Director1968Here Come the BridesSeries, Director1967The High ChaparralSeries, Director1966And Now MiguelFilm, Director1965The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries, Director1964Daniel BooneSeries, DirectorIsland of the Blue DolphinsFilm, 1964Director1963Drums of AfricaFilm, DirectorFlipperFilm, 1963Director1961Bus StopSeries, DirectorMistyFilm, 1961Director1960A Dog of FlandersFilm, Director1959Adventures in ParadiseSeries, DirectorThe Sad HorseFilm, 1959Director1958Sierra BaronFilm, Director1957The Jet-Propelled CouchFilm, DirectorUnder FireFilm, 1957Director1955My Friend FlickaSeries, Director1954LassieSeries, DirectorFabulous Las VegasFilm, 1954Director1948Studio OneSeries, Director1908Born14 May 1908

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He continued to work as a film editor until 1960, but in 1955 also began a career as a film and television director. He tended to focus on works involving people's relationships with animals. Among the more popular and notable projects he directed were the films A Dog of Flanders (1959), The Sad Horse (1959), Misty (1961), Flipper (1963), Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964), and My Side of the Mountain (1969), and episodes of the television series My Friend Flicka (1955-1956), Batman (1966-1967), and Lassie (1969-1971).

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1908 to 2000 · aged 92