Biography
Gene Fowler Jr. (27 May 1917 – 11 May 1998), the eldest son of journalist and author Gene Fowler, was a prominent Hollywood film editor. His work included films of Fritz Lang and Samuel Fuller and movies like Stanley Kramer's It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), John Cassavetes' A Child Is Waiting (1963) and Hang 'Em High (1968).
He was also the director of feature films as well as numerous television programs. While the majority of his directorial work is regarded as minor efforts (Leonard Maltin lists only three of his seven features in his compendium), two of his films, I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) and I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958), have gained some critical attention in retrospect.Gene Fowler Jr. was married to film editor Marjorie Fowler from 1944 until his death. He died in the Hollywood Hills, California of natural causes.
His brother Will Fowler (1922–2004) was a Hollywood screenwriter.
Filmography
all 55
Movies 48
Director 13
TV Shows 7
Writer 1
Evergreen (1985)
Smorgasbord (1983)
Caveman (1981)
Skatetown U.S.A. (1979)
The House on Garibaldi Street (1979)
The New Adventures of Heidi (1978)
The Astral Factor (1978)
Bunco (1977)
A Dream for Christmas (1973)
The Blue Knight (1973)
The Girls of Huntington House (1973)
Pursuit (1972)
Molly and Lawless John (1972)
The Crooked Hearts (1972)
The Waltons (1972)
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971)
Walls of Fire (1971)
Monte Walsh (1970)
A Man Called Horse (1970)
Hang 'em High (1968)
Choice (1964)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Assignment: Underwater (1960)
The Oregon Trail (1959)
The Rebel Set (1959)
Here Come the Jets (1959)
Man with a Camera (1958)
I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
Gang War (1958)
Showdown at Boot Hill (1958)
Perry Mason (1957)
Forty Guns (1957)
Run of the Arrow (1957)
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
China Gate (1957)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
The Naked Hills (1956)
While the City Sleeps (1956)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Captain Scarface (1953)
Main Street to Broadway (1953)
The Thief (1952)
China Smith (1952)
My Outlaw Brother (1951)
Philo Vance Returns (1947)
Let There Be Light (1946)
Seeds of Destiny (1946)
San Pietro (1945)
The Woman in the Window (1944)
The Autobiography of a 'Jeep' (1943)
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
Sex Hygiene (1942)
Western Union (1941)
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Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-05-27
Deathday1998-05-11 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceDenver, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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