Marjorie Johnson Fowler (July 16, 1920 – July 8, 2003) was an American film editor.[1] She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1968 for Doctor Dolittle.[2]

Marjorie Fowler
Born
Marjorie Johnson

July 16, 1920
DiedJuly 8, 2003 (2003-07-09) (aged 82)
Hollywood Hills, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupationfilm editor
SpouseGene Fowler Jr.
ParentNunnally Johnson
RelativesNora Johnson (sister)

She was the daughter of the screenwriter Nunnally Johnson,[3] and sister of the novelist Nora Johnson.

She was married to editor Gene Fowler Jr. until his death in 1998.[4][5] On May 12, 1964, they were both the first man and woman to respectively get top honors at American Cinema Editors. Fowler became secretary while her husband became president.[6] She later won a Lifetime Career Achievement award by American Cinema Editors in 2000. She died in her sleep on July 16, 2003.[3]

Selected filmography

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  1. ^ Harris M. Lentz III (27 April 2004). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-7864-1756-8. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ^ "1968 Oscars". Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  3. ^ a b "Obituary – Marjorie Fowler, 82; Film Editor Won Life Achievement Award". Los Angeles Times. July 18, 2003. 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.
  6. ^ "Gene Fowler, Wife Named As Officers". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. May 13, 1964. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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