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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. 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).
Born
Thursday, 14 May 1908
Died
Wednesday, 19 July 2000
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Firehouse | 1974 |
ABC Afterschool Specials | 1972 |
The Little Ark | 1972 |
Lassie: Well of Love | 1970 |
My Side of the Mountain | 1969 |
Here Come the Brides | 1968 |
The High Chaparral | 1967 |
The Monroes | 1966 |
And Now Miguel | 1966 |
Batman | 1966 |
The Loner | 1965 |
The Wild Wild West | 1965 |
The Long, Hot Summer | 1965 |
The Legend of Jesse James | 1965 |
Daniel Boone | 1964 |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1964 |
Island of the Blue Dolphins | 1964 |
Flipper | 1963 |
Drums of Africa | 1963 |
Bus Stop | 1961 |
Misty | 1961 |
The Big Show | 1961 |
One Foot in Hell | 1960 |
Buick-Electra Playhouse | 1959 |
Adventures in Paradise | 1959 |
Bonanza | 1959 |
A Dog of Flanders | 1959 |
The Sad Horse | 1959 |
Pursuit | 1958 |
Villa!! | 1958 |
Sierra Baron | 1958 |
Under Fire | 1957 |
Playhouse 90 | 1956 |
My Friend Flicka | 1955 |
Lassie | 1954 |
Studio One | 1948 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Big Show | 1961 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1942 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |