Jack Murray

Bill Gold's theatrical poster for The Searchers, which was directed by John Ford and edited by Jack Murray. Jack Murray (born John Wyncoupe Murray, Jr; May 31, 1900 – February 7, 1961) was an American film editor with about 55 feature film credits between 1929 and 1961. Fifteen of these films were with the director John Ford. Their credited collaborations commenced with The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), which was produced when both men were working at the 20th Century Fox studio. It encompassed such well-known films as The Quiet Man (1952) and The Searchers (1956), and ended only with Murray's death in 1961.

From 1929 to 1939, Murray had more than 30 feature film credits for the 20th Century-Fox film studio and its predecessors. Among his credits are Will Rogers' final film, In Old Kentucky (1935), and two films starring Shirley Temple (Curly Top (1935) and Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)). In addition to Ford, in this period Murray edited films directed by Irving Cummings, H. Bruce Humberstone, and George Marshall, among others. Tag Gallagher notes that, while the film was a disastrous start for Argosy, "in terms of composition, lighting and editing, The Fugitive may be among the most enjoyable pictures." After The Sun Shines Bright, Murray edited six additional films with Ford. Murray edited Mister Roberts (1955), which was produced by Warner Bros. Murray also occasionally edited with other directors in this period (cf. Tarzan's Peril (1951), The Steel Claw (1961)). Murray's last film with Ford was Two Rode Together (1961); Murray died in 1961. It was ranked as the seventh greatest film ever made on the 2012 decennial international survey of film critics by the British Film Institute.