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Mark Sorkin

1902 – 1986

Russian-American film editor and film director

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Lived 1902 – 1986 (aged 83). Mark Sorkin was an American and Russian film editor, film director, screenwriter and assistant director.

Marc Sorkin or Mark Sorkin (1902–1986) was a Russian-born film editor and director. He worked with Georg Wilhelm Pabst on a number of films as editor or assistant director.

He was born in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius which was then part of the Russian Empire. He began working in the German film industry in Berlin in the 1920s. Following the Nazi Party's takeover of power in 1933, the Jewish Sorkin left for France where he worked in that country's cinema industry. After the Invasion of France by the Germans in 1940 he left for the United States via Casablanca.

Selected filmography Joyless Street (1925) The Love of Jeanne Ney (1927) The Devious Path (1928) Westfront 1918 (1930) Morals at Midnight (1930) Scandalous Eva (1930) Mountains on Fire (1931) Kameradschaft (1931) The Five Accursed Gentlemen (1932) Teilnehmer antwortet nicht (co-director: Rudolph Cartier, 1932) Three on a Honeymoon (1932) Honeymoon Trip (1933) Cette nuit-là (1933) Street of Shadows (1937) The Shanghai Drama (1938) The White Slave (1939) Serenade (1940) Pictura (1951)

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Who was Mark Sorkin?

Russian-American film editor and film director

When was Mark Sorkin born?

Mark Sorkin was born on 14 March 1902 in Vilnius.

When did Mark Sorkin die?

Mark Sorkin died on 25 February 1986 in New York City.

What was Mark Sorkin's occupation?

Mark Sorkin was a film editor, film director, screenwriter and assistant director.

What nationality was Mark Sorkin?

Mark Sorkin was American and Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mark Sorkin

· Wikidata: Q1651028

· DBpedia: Marc Sorkin

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