Mark Robson
Birth Name:
Mark Robson
Birth Place:
Montreal, Québec, Canada
Profession
Director, Producer, Editor, Editorial department, Writer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Earned a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to Motion Pictures in 1960
- Died of a heart attack while his last thriller, "Avalanche Express," was still in post-production
- Started work as a part-time assistant set dresser for 20th Century Fox's property department, then started over as an RKO film library clerk after being fired for asking for a promotion
- Moved up from directing low budget horror thrillers to big budget commercial hits after the success of his film noir boxing drama, "Champion․"
- Originated a technique commonly used in horror movies and thrillers called "the bus," in which the camera abruptly cuts from a person's terrified face to a sudden event, in the first cast, a bus stopping violently
- Got his start at RKO by playing golf with an executive from the studio
- His 1974 film "Earthquake" introduced moviegoers to "Sensurround" a process of adding extended-range bass for sound effects so that they could be felt in addition to heard
Awards
- 1949Golden LionNominated
- 1950DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1951Grand Prize of the FestivalNominated
- 1956Palme d'OrNominated
- 1956DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1958Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1958DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1959Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1959DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1973Golden Spike - Best Film:Nominated
- 2019Retro Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form:Nominated