Mark Robson (film director)

Mark Robson
Born	(1913-12-04)4 December 1913 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	20 June 1978(1978-06-20) (aged 64) London, England
Resting place	Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	Canadian American
Alma mater	UC Los Angeles Pacific Coast University
Occupation(s)	Film director, producer, editor
Years active	1941–1978
Spouse	Sarah Naomi Riskind ​ (m. 1936)​ [1] (1915-1982)
Children	3

Mark Robson (4 December 1913 – 20 June 1978) was a Canadian-American film director, producer, and editor. Robson began his 45-year career in Hollywood as a film editor. He later began working as a director and producer. He directed 34 films during his career, including Champion (1949), Bright Victory (1951), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), Peyton Place (1957), The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), Von Ryan's Express (1965), Valley of the Dolls (1967), and Earthquake (1974).

Robson was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director – for Peyton Place and The Inn of the Sixth Happiness – as well as four nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in Feature Films. Two of his films were nominated for the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or. In 1960, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture industry.^[2]