Sue Marx

Suzanne Elaine Marx (née Gothelf; November 17, 1930 – July 17, 2023) was an American documentary film director and producer. She won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 1988.

Early life and education Marx was born in Yonkers, New York, on November 17, 1930, to artist Louis Gothelf and his wife Leona. She grew up in Wisconsin and Indiana and studied at Indiana University Bloomington, where she graduated in 1952. She taught English in the Royal Oak school district and earned a master's degree in sociology from Wayne State University. She was also a model, which generated an interest behind the camera. After becoming a freelance photographer, her portraits of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks were featured in books and art shows.

In 2011, she received the Michigan Filmmaker Award at the Traverse City Film Festival.

Personal life Marx died at her home in Birmingham, Michigan, on July 17, 2023, at the age of 92.