Frank Mazzola
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Frank Mazzola is an American
film editor. He was born in Los Angeles
, California
. As a child and young adult, Mazzola worked as an actor
. In 1955 he acted in Rebel Without a Cause
(among other films) with James Dean
, Sal Mineo
, Natalie Wood
, and Dennis Hopper
.
In 1966 Mazzola started editing films. Since that time, he has edited Performance
(1970), The Hired Hand
(1971), Demon Seed
(1977), The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
(1984), Wild Side (starring Christopher Walken
and Anne Heche
), among others. He was known to work with Donald Cammell
on many of his films. Mazzola pioneered the non-linear editing style in Performance and other Cammell films, as well as the lyrical style that is found in The Hired Hand.
Frank Mazzola has also been credited as film producer
.
United States
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film editor. He was born in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
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. As a child and young adult, Mazzola worked as an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. In 1955 he acted in Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers. Directed by Nicholas Ray, it offered both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments...
(among other films) with James Dean
James Dean
James Byron Dean was an American film actor. He is a cultural icon, best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause , in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark...
, Sal Mineo
Sal Mineo
Salvatore "Sal" Mineo, Jr. , was an American film and theatre actor, best known for his performance as John "Plato" Crawford opposite James Dean in the film Rebel Without a Cause...
, Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood, born Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko was an American film and television actress. After first working in films as a child, Wood became a successful Hollywood star as a young adult, receiving three Academy Award nominations before she was 25 years old.Wood began acting in movies at the...
, and Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Lee Hopper was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954 and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant...
.
In 1966 Mazzola started editing films. Since that time, he has edited Performance
Performance (film)
Performance is a 1968 British crime drama film; the film was produced in 1968 but not released until 1970. Directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, Performance stars James Fox and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones in his film acting debut.-Plot:...
(1970), The Hired Hand
The Hired Hand
The Hired Hand is a 1971 American western film directed by Peter Fonda, with a screenplay by Alan Sharp. The film stars Fonda, Warren Oates, and Verna Bloom. The cinematography was by Vilmos Zsigmond, and Bruce Langhorne provided the moody film score. The story is about a man who returns to his...
(1971), Demon Seed
Demon Seed
Demon Seed is a 1977 American science fiction–horror film starring Julie Christie and directed by Donald Cammell. The film was based on the novel of the same name by Dean Koontz, and concerns the imprisonment and forced impregnation of a woman by an artificially-intelligent...
(1977), The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud is a 1984 comedy film directed by Danford B. Greene and starring Bud Cort.-Cast:* Bud Cort - Sigmund Freud* Carol Kane - Martha Bernays* Klaus Kinski - Dr. Max Bauer* Marisa Berenson - Emma Herrmann...
(1984), Wild Side (starring Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken is an American stage and screen actor. He has appeared in more than 100 movies and television shows, including Joe Dirt, Annie Hall, The Deer Hunter, The Prophecy trilogy, The Dogs of War, Sleepy Hollow, Brainstorm, The Dead Zone, A View to a Kill, At Close Range, King of New...
and Anne Heche
Anne Heche
Anne Celeste Heche is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She started her career on the daytime soap opera Another World, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991. Heche gradually landed supporting roles in feature films, and in 1997 appeared in I Know What You Did Last Summer,...
), among others. He was known to work with Donald Cammell
Donald Cammell
Donald Seaton Cammell was a Scottish film director who enjoys a cult reputation thanks to his debut film Performance, which he co-directed with Nicolas Roeg.-Biography:...
on many of his films. Mazzola pioneered the non-linear editing style in Performance and other Cammell films, as well as the lyrical style that is found in The Hired Hand.
Frank Mazzola has also been credited as film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.