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Born in Montréal, Québec, he moved to the United States at a young age. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles then found work in the prop department at 20th Century Fox studios. He eventually went to work at RKO Pictures where he began training as a film editor. In 1940 he worked as an assistant to Robert Wise on the editing of Citizen Kane plus several other films until 1943 when he began directing a series of low-budget horror films produced by Val Lewton that today are regarded as some of RKO's best, including The Seventh Victim (1943), Robson's first directing credit, and Isle of the Dead (1945). City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 500. ... The first European explorer of what is now Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university located in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... Robert Wise (September 10, 1914 — September 14, 2005) was an Academy Award-winning American film producer and director. ... Citizen Kane was the first feature film directed by Orson Welles (he had directed two short films previously), and is rumored to be based on the lives of the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, the reclusive aerospace and movie mogul Howard Hughes, and the Chicago utilities magnate Samuel Insull. ... Vladimir Ivan Leventon was born on May 7, 1904 in Yalta, Russia, nephew of the actress Alla Nazimova. ... See also the unreleated science fiction short Seventh Victim (short story) The Seventh Victim is a black-and-white film produced by now famed film producer Val Lewton. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Isle of the Dead is associated with pre-Christian Celtic mythology and is thought to be either a translation of the Welsh word Annwn for the underworld or an extant geographical feature of Britain. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

His success at RKO lead to work on major film projects and in 1949 he was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for his work on the film noir drama Champion. That same year, he directed the popular romance My Foolish Heart and Home of the Brave, one of the first films to deal with the issue of racism. He was nominated by the DGA again for the 1955 war drama The Bridges at Toko-Ri, starring William Holden and Grace Kelly. Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry. ... This still from The Big Combo (1955) demonstrates the visual style of film noir at its most extreme. ... Champion is a 1949 American film noir drama based on a short story by Ring Lardner. ... My Foolish Heart is a 1949 film which tells the story of a womans reflections on the bad turns her life has taken. ... Home of the Brave is two American motion pictures. ... An African-American man drinks out of the colored only water fountain at a racially segregated streetcar terminal in the United States in 1939. ... The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1953 novel by James Michener, about a Korean War pilot charged with bombing a group of extremely-well-defended bridges. ... William Holden William Holden (April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981, body found November 16, 1981) was an Oscar winning American film actor. ... Princess Grace (born Grace Patricia Kelly November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an Oscar-winning American film actress who, as a result of marriage to Prince Rainier III of Monaco, became Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco. ...

In 1958, Mark Robson was nominated for an Academy Award for Directing for the major box office success Peyton Place and again the following year for directing Ingrid Bergman in the acclaimed film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness . For these films he also received his third and fourth Directors Guild of America nomination. Robson also produced a number of films which he also directed including Von Ryan's Express in 1965. He directed 1967's Valley of the Dolls, a film panned by the critics but a success at the box office. In 1974 he directed Earthquake, the film that introduced "Sensurround". The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ... The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ... Peyton Place, derived from the 1956 novel by Grace Metalious; a common catch phrase to describe any place known for its sordid atmosphere or nefarious doings. ... Ingrid Bergman at 14 ▶ (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was an Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. ... The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a 1958 film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British maid, who became a missionary in China during the tumultuous years leading up to World War II. Directed by Mark Robson, who received an Academy Award for Directing nomination... Von Ryans Express is a 1965 World War II film produced and directed by Mark Robson. ... Valley of the Dolls is the title of a best selling novel by Jacqueline Susann, published in 1966, and the Hollywood film which followed it in 1967. ... Earthquake is the title of a blockbuster 1974 film that was among several successful so-called disaster movies of the 1970s that places an all-star cast in life and death situations. ... Sensurround is an audio process developed in the 1970s by Universal Studios for the presentation of theatrical movies. ...

Mark Robson died of a heart attack in 1978 while in London, UK filming Avalanche Express. His remains were brought back to the U.S. for interment in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,500,000 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Mount Sinai Memorial Park is a Jewish cemetery located at 5950 Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles, California. ...

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Mark Robson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1722 Vine Street. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

Filmography

• Avalanche Express (1979)
• Earthquake (1974)
• Limbo (1972)
• Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971)
• Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)
• Valley of the Dolls (1967)
• Lost Command (1966)
• Von Ryan's Express (1965)
• The Prize (1963)
• Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
• From the Terrace (1960)
• The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
• Peyton Place (1957)
• The Little Hut (1957)
• The Harder They Fall (1956)
• Trial (1955)
• A Prize of Gold (1955)
• The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1955)
• Phffft! (1954)
• Hell Below Zero (1954)
• Return to Paradise (1953)
• I Want You (1951)
• Bright Victory (1951)
• Edge of Doom (1950)
• My Foolish Heart (1949)
• Home of the Brave (1949)
• Roughshod (1949)
• Champion (1949)
• Bedlam (1946)
• Isle of the Dead (1945)
• Youth Runs Wild (1944)
• The Seventh Victim (1943)
• The Ghost Ship (1943)

Earthquake is the title of a blockbuster 1974 film that was among several successful so-called disaster movies of the 1970s that places an all-star cast in life and death situations. ... Limbo is a 1999 film written, directed, and produced by American filmaker John Sayles. ... Happy Birthday, Wanda June is the 1971 film adaptation of the play by the same name by Kurt Vonnegut. ... Valley of the Dolls is the title of a best selling novel by Jacqueline Susann, published in 1966, and the Hollywood film which followed it in 1967. ... Von Ryans Express is a 1965 World War II film produced and directed by Mark Robson. ... From the Terrace is a 1960 motion picture directed by Mark Robson and starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Barbara Eden, Ina Balin, Leon Ames. ... The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is a 1958 film based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a tenacious British maid, who became a missionary in China during the tumultuous years leading up to World War II. Directed by Mark Robson, who received an Academy Award for Directing nomination... Peyton Place, derived from the 1956 novel by Grace Metalious; a common catch phrase to describe any place known for its sordid atmosphere or nefarious doings. ... The Harder They Fall is a 1956 film noir/drama starring Humphrey Bogart in his last movie role. ... The Bridges at Toko-Ri is a 1953 novel by James Michener, about a Korean War pilot charged with bombing a group of extremely-well-defended bridges. ... Bright Victory is a 1951 film which tells the story of an American soldier who is blinded in North Africa during World War II, who must learn to live with his disability. ... Farley Granger and Dana Andrews in Edge of Doom Edge of Doom is a 1950 film noir shot in black and white. ... My Foolish Heart is a 1949 film which tells the story of a womans reflections on the bad turns her life has taken. ... Champion is a 1949 American film noir drama based on a short story by Ring Lardner. ... See also the unreleated science fiction short Seventh Victim (short story) The Seventh Victim is a black-and-white film produced by now famed film producer Val Lewton. ... The Ghost Ship starring Richard Dix The Ghost Ship is a black-and-white 1943 film starring Richard Dix. ...

External link

• Mark Robson at the Internet Movie Database