Marjorie Fowler


Marjorie Johnson Fowler was an American film editor. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1968 for Doctor Dolittle.
She was the daughter of the screenwriter Nunnally Johnson, and sister of the novelist Nora Johnson.
She was married to editor Gene Fowler Jr. until his death in 1998. 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. She later won a Lifetime Career Achievement award by American Cinema Editors in 2000. She died in her sleep on July 16, 2003.

Selected filmography

Based on Fowler's filmography at the Internet Movie Database.
YearFilmDirectorNotes
1944The Woman in the WindowFritz Lang
1948Mr. Peabody and the MermaidIrving Pichel
1953Man CrazyIrving Lerner
1953Man in the AtticHugo Fregonese
1956Crime of PassionGerd OswaldSecond collaboration with Gerd Oswald
1957Oh, Men! Oh, Women!Nunnally JohnsonFirst collaboration with Nunnally Johnson
1957The Three Faces of EveNunnally JohnsonSecond collaboration with Nunnally Johnson
1957Stopover TokyoRichard L. Breen
1958FräuleinHenry KosterFirst collaboration with Henry Koster
1958Separate TablesDelbert MannFirst collaboration with Delbert Mann
1959The Man Who Understood WomenNunnally JohnsonThird collaboration with Nunnally Johnson
1960Elmer GantryRichard Brooks
1961Lover Come BackDelbert MannSecond collaboration with Delbert Mann
1961The OutsiderDelbert MannThird collaboration with Delbert Mann
1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationHenry KosterSecond collaboration with Henry Koster
196240 Pounds of TroubleNorman Jewison
1963Take Her, She's MineHenry KosterThird collaboration with Henry Koster
1964What a Way to Go!J. Lee ThompsonFirst collaboration with J. Lee Thompson
1965Dear BrigitteHenry KosterFourth collaboration with Henry Koster
1967Doctor DolittleRichard Fleischer
1969Once You Kiss a StrangerRobert Sparr
1970The Strawberry StatementStuart Hagmann
1972Conquest of the Planet of the ApesJ. Lee ThompsonSecond collaboration with J. Lee Thompson
1980It's My TurnClaudia Weill

YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1956The Brass LegendGerd OswaldEditorial supervisorFirst collaboration with Gerd Oswald
1956Crime of PassionGerd OswaldSupervising editor

;TV movies
YearFilmDirector
1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryFielder Cook
1973The Girls of Huntington HouseAlf Kjellin
1973The Blue KnightRobert Butler
1975The RunawaysHarry Harris
1975Returning HomeDaniel Petrie
1977The Prince of Central ParkHarvey Hart
1981The Marva Collins StoryPeter Levin
1982Washington MistressPeter Levin
1984Family SecretsJack Hofsiss
1985EvergreenFielder Cook

YearFilmDirector
1982A Wedding on Walton's MountainLee Philips

;TV pilots
YearFilmDirector
1977BuncoAlexander Singer
1980Joshua's WorldPeter Levin

;TV series
YearTitleNotes
1956−58Death Valley Days4 episodes
1958Sky King1 episode
1961Follow the Sun2 episodes
1974Doc Elliot1 episode
1977Eight Is Enough3 episodes
1972−77The Waltons40 episodes
1978−80Family7 episodes
1985Evergreen3 episodes

YearTitleRoleNotes
1954The New Adventures of China SmithSupervising editor15 episodes