James B. Clark, Jr. (May 14, 1908 – July 19, 2000) 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).
May 14, 1908, Stillwater, Minnesota, United States
Died
July 19, 2000, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
Profession
Director, Editor, Miscellaneous Crew
Parents
James B. Clark, Sr.
Siblings
Asa B. Clark
Star Sign
Taurus
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Fact
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American editor and director, a graduate of Ohio University. Began his career in his family's restaurant business, before moving to Hollywood in 1937. The following year he joined 20th Century Fox as editor and worked on several classic films. He remained with the studio until 1961, from the mid-50's doubling up as a director of youth-oriented features and episodic television.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
ABC Afterschool Specials
1974
TV Series 1 episode
Firehouse
1974
TV Series 1 episode
The Little Ark
1972
Lassie
1969-1971
TV Series 5 episodes
Lassie: Well of Love
1970
TV Movie
The High Chaparral
1969-1970
TV Series 2 episodes
Bonanza
1969
TV Series 1 episode
My Side of the Mountain
1969
The Wild Wild West
1967-1968
TV Series 4 episodes
Here Come the Brides
1968
TV Series 1 episode
Daniel Boone
1965-1967
TV Series 2 episodes
Batman
1966-1967
TV Series 15 episodes
The Monroes
1966-1967
TV Series 6 episodes
And Now Miguel
1966
The Legend of Jesse James
1965-1966
TV Series 4 episodes
The Loner
1966
TV Series 1 episode
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1965
TV Series 1 episode
The Long, Hot Summer
1965
TV Series 1 episode
Island of the Blue Dolphins
1964
Flipper
1963
Drums of Africa
1963
Adventures in Paradise
1961-1962
TV Series 4 episodes
Bus Stop
1962
TV Series 1 episode
Misty
1961
The Big Show
1961
One Foot in Hell
1960
Buick-Electra Playhouse
1960
TV Series 1 episode
The Gambler, the Nun and the Radio
1960
TV Movie as James Clark
A Dog of Flanders
1959
The Sad Horse
1959
Pursuit
1958
TV Series 1 episode
Villa!!
1958
Studio One in Hollywood
1958
TV Series 3 episodes
Sierra Baron
1958
Playhouse 90
1957
TV Series 1 episode
Under Fire
1957
My Friend Flicka
1955-1956
TV Series 2 episodes
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Life Is a Circus
1960
Peyton Place
1957
uncredited
An Affair to Remember
1957
The Girl Can't Help It
1956
Between Heaven and Hell
1956
23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
1956
House of Bamboo
1955
The Racers
1955
Garden of Evil
1954
Hell and High Water
1954
White Witch Doctor
1953
Stars and Stripes Forever
1952
Dreamboat
1952
Diplomatic Courier
1952
5 Fingers
1952
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
Bird of Paradise
1951
You're in the Navy Now
1951
My Blue Heaven
1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
film editor
I Was a Male War Bride
1949
Road House
1948
The Walls of Jericho
1948
The Foxes of Harrow
1947
Moss Rose
1947
The Late George Apley
1947
Leave Her to Heaven
1945
Captain Eddie
1945
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
Buffalo Bill
1944
Holy Matrimony
1943
Stormy Weather
1943
film editor
Immortal Sergeant
1943
China Girl
1942
Iceland
1942/I
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
Roxie Hart
1942
How Green Was My Valley
1941
film editor
Sun Valley Serenade
1941
film editor
A Very Young Lady
1941
Golden Hoofs
1941
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum
1940
film editor
Young People
1940
film editor
Haunted Honeymoon
1940
uncredited
He Married His Wife
1940
film editor
Return of the Cisco Kid
1939
Inspector Hornleigh
1939
So This Is London
1939
Smiling Along
1938/I
Under the Red Robe
1937
Wings of the Morning
1937
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Death of a Salesman
1966
TV Movie associate director - as James Clark
The Twilight Zone
1960-1961
TV Series associate director - 6 episodes
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tell It to Groucho
1962
TV Series associate director - 4 episodes
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Somewhere in the Night
1946
editorial supervisor
Dinner at the Ritz
1937
supervising editor
Under Two Flags
1936
assistant cutter - uncredited
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile
1974
property master
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Big Show
1961
producer
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1967
DGA Award
Directors Guild of America, USA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television
Death of a Salesman (1966)
1964
Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award
Boxoffice Magazine Awards
Best Picture of the Month for the Whole Family (August)