George Marks

born: 28 December 1900 Manchester, England

died: 05 February 1933 near Azusa, California, United States of America (fractured skull from automobile accident, age 32)

Diminutive English-born American boxer and occasional actor, born to Russian parents. He fought as a bantamweight in at least 100 bouts from 1917 to 1926, and later worked as a film editor/"film cutter" for about five years before his death.

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1919 Don't Shove Willie 1919 He Leads, Others Follow [?] 1919 Soft Money [?] 1919 Count The Votes [?] DEATH CERTIFICATE (click any image to enlarge) Acknowledgements: https://familysearch.org/ark:/ 61903/1:1:M5HM-VZ3 (1910 Census, line 66) https://familysearch.org/ark:/ 61903/1:1:MH77-5PC (1920 Census, line 24 - "boxer" in "ring") https://familysearch.org/ark:/ 61903/1:1:K8F1-B68 (1922 marriage - "boxer") https://familysearch.org/ark:/ 61903/1:1:XCV3-JZM (1930 Census, line 33 - "film editor" in "motion pict.") https://familysearch.org/ark:/ 61903/1:1:QKS9-4BQQ (CA Death Index, #9993) http://boxrec.com/boxer/10089 (BoxRec) http://boxrec.com/media/index. php?title=Human:10089 (BoxRec) https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/c dnc?a=d&d=LAH19181206.2.105 (Los Angeles Herald, 6 Dec 1918) http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/George_Marks (image) Jesse Brisson (information, identification in Don't Shove) Jim Jarvis (death certificate) This page was last updated on: 28 December 2023