Gene Fowler Jr.

Gene Fowler Jr.
Born(1917-05-27)May 27, 1917
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
DiedMay 11, 1998(1998-05-11) (aged 80)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm editor

Gene Fowler Jr. (May 27, 1917 – May 11, 1998), the eldest son of journalist and author Gene Fowler, was a prominent Hollywood film editor.

Career

His work included films of Fritz Lang and Samuel Fuller and movies like Stanley Kramer's It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), John Cassavetes' A Child Is Waiting (1963) and Hang 'Em High (1968).

He was also the director of feature films as well as numerous television programs. While the majority of his directorial work is regarded as minor efforts (Leonard Maltin lists only three of his seven features in his compendium), two of his films, I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) and I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958), have gained some critical attention in retrospect.

Gene Fowler Jr. was married to film editor Marjorie Fowler from 1944 until his death. On May 12, 1964, they were both the first man and woman to respectively get top honors at American Cinema Editors. Fowler became president while his wife became secretary. He died in the Hollywood Hills, California of natural causes.

His brother Will Fowler (1922–2004) was a Hollywood screenwriter.

Selected filmography

Editor
Year Film Director Notes Other notes
1935 Thanks a Million Roy Del Ruth
Uncredited
1941 Western Union Fritz Lang First collaboration with Fritz Lang
Week-End in Havana Walter Lang
1942 Tales of Manhattan Julien Duvivier Restored sequence
1943 Hangmen Also Die! Fritz Lang Second collaboration with Fritz Lang
1944 The Woman in the Window Third collaboration with Fritz Lang
Uncredited
1947 Philo Vance Returns William Beaudine
1953 Captain Scarface Paul Guilfoyle
1956 While the City Sleeps Fritz Lang Fourth collaboration with Fritz Lang
Uncredited
The Naked Hills Josef Shaftel
1957 China Gate Samuel Fuller First collaboration with Samuel Fuller
Run of the Arrow Second collaboration with Samuel Fuller
Forty Guns Third collaboration with Samuel Fuller
1963 A Child Is Waiting John Cassavetes
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Stanley Kramer
1968 Hang 'Em High Ted Post
1970 A Man Called Horse Elliot Silverstein
Monte Walsh William A. Fraker
1972 Molly and Lawless John Gary Nelson
1979 Skatetown, U.S.A. William A. Levey
1981 Caveman Carl Gottlieb
1983 Cracking Up Jerry Lewis
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1953 Main Street to Broadway Tay Garnett Supervising editor
1955 Paris Follies of 1956 Leslie Goodwins
1956 While the City Sleeps Fritz Lang Editorial supervisor
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Fifth collaboration with Fritz Lang
1968 A Fine Pair Francesco Maselli
Director
Year Film Notes
1957 I Was a Teenage Werewolf
1958 Showdown at Boot Hill
Gang War
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
1959 The Rebel Set
Here Come the Jets
The Oregon Trail
1978 The Astral Factor
Uncredited
Producer
Year Film Director Credit
1947 The Senator Was Indiscreet George S. Kaufman Associate producer
1948 Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid Irving Pichel
1958 I Married a Monster from Outer Space Himself Producer
Sound department
Year Film Director Role
1952 The Thief Russell Rouse Sound effects editor
Writer
Year Film Director
1951 My Outlaw Brother Elliott Nugent
1959 The Oregon Trail Himself
Documentaries
Editor
Year Film Director
1946 Let There Be Light John Huston
1971 Walls of Fire
Short documentaries
Editor
Year Film Director
1943 The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' Irving Lerner
1945 The Battle of San Pietro John Huston
1946 Seeds of Destiny David Miller
Shorts
Editor
Year Film Director
1942 Sex Hygiene
1964 Choice N/a
TV movies
Editor
Year Film Director
1956 The Magnetic Moon Hollingsworth Morse
1971 Goodbye, Raggedy Ann Fielder Cook
A Death of Innocence Paul Wendkos
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story Fielder Cook
1972 The Glass House Tom Gries
The Crooked Hearts Jay Sandrich
Pursuit Michael Crichton
1973 The Girls of Huntington House Alf Kjellin
The Blue Knight Robert Butler
A Dream for Christmas Ralph Senensky
1978 The New Adventures of Heidi
1979 The House on Garibaldi Street Peter Collinson
1985 Evergreen Fielder Cook
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role
1973 Dying Room Only Philip Leacock Editorial supervisor
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark John Newland
1974 The Stranger Within Lee Philips Editorial supervision
Bad Ronald Buzz Kulik Editorial supervisor
1975 The Runaways Harry Harris
1976 Helter Skelter Tom Gries
1977 The Prince of Central Park Harvey Hart Supervising editor
Killer on Board Philip Leacock
Production manager
Year Film Director Role
1975 Conspiracy of Terror John Llewellyn Moxey Post-production supervisor
1976 Sybil Daniel Petrie
Second unit or assistant director
Year Film Director Role
1975 The Runaways Harry Harris Second unit director
TV pilots
Editor
Year Film Director
1973 Pomroy's People Fielder Cook
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role
1977 Bunco Alexander Singer Supervising editor
Production manager
Year Film Director Role
1975 Conspiracy of Terror John Llewellyn Moxey Post-production supervisor
TV series
Editor
Year Title Notes
1952−53 The Abbott and Costello Show 22 episodes
1954 Rocky Jones, Space Ranger 39 episodes
1961 The Aquanauts 1 episode
1964−65 Rawhide 12 episodes
1966 Gilligan's Island 5 episodes
1966−67 The Wild Wild West
1967 Cimarron Strip 1 episode
1973−74 Doc Elliot 7 episodes
1974−75 Apple's Way 13 episodes
1972−75 The Waltons 73 episodes
1977 Hunter 4 episodes
1985 Evergreen 3 episodes
Editorial department
Year Title Role Notes
1954 Duffy's Tavern Supervising editor 1 episode
1956 Crossroads
  • Supervising editor
  • Supervising film editor
 4 episodes
1976 The Blue Knight Editorial supervisor 2 episodes
Helter Skelter
1977 Hunter 3 episodes
Eight Is Enough 20 episodes
1975−77 The Waltons 54 episodes
Additional crew
Year Title Role Notes
1965−66 The Wild Wild West Production associate 7 episodes
Director
Year Title Notes
1952 China Smith 26 episodes
1954 The New Adventures of China Smith 11 episodes
1958 Man Without a Gun 1 episode
1959 Man with a Camera 3 episodes
1960 Rawhide 2 episodes
Tales of Wells Fargo 6 episodes
1961 Perry Mason 1 episode
Gunsmoke
The Aquanauts 2 episodes
1960−61 Assignment: Underwater 8 episodes
Production manager
Year Title Role Notes
1973 The Waltons Post-production supervisor 4 episodes
1976 Sybil 2 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Leonard Maltin's 2008 Movie Guide, Signet/New American Library, New York, 2007.
  2. ↑ I Married a Monster from Outer Space in Danny Peary: Cult Movies, Dell Publishing, New York, 1981.
  3. ↑ "Gene Fowler, Wife Named As Officers". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. May 13, 1964. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (May 14, 1998). "Obituary – Gene Fowler Jr.; Film Editor and Director of Science Fiction Movies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Gene Fowler, 80, Oscar winner". Reuters. May 15, 1998. p. 31. Retrieved March 24, 2024 – via South Florida Sun Sentinel.