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Marion Segal Freed

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Marion Segal Freed
Born
Marion Sobel

July 18, 1934
DiedDecember 22, 2011 (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Film producer, editor, screenwriter
Spouse
(m. 1956; div. 1983)
(m. 1985)
Children2
RelativesSusan Harris (step-sister)

Marion Segal Freed (née Sobel; July 18, 1934 – December 22, 2011) was an American film producer, editor and screenwriter.

Education

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In 1977, Freed graduated from Center for Advanced Film Studies, American Film Institute.[1]

Career

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Freed started her film career as a producer and editor on such movies as Russian Roulette, Fun With Dick and Jane, Carbon Copy, Badlands and Days of Heaven.[2][3]

In 1986, Freed was the co-founder and Creative Director of Bellrock Entertainment, Inc.[4]

Filmography

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Personal life

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In 1956, Freed married George Segal, an actor. They have two daughters, Elizabeth Segal (born 1962) and Polly Segal (born 1966). In 1983, Freed divorced George Segal after 25 years. In 1985, Freed married director Herb Freed. Freed was the step-sister to American television producer, editor and screenwriter Susan Harris, most notably of the hit show The Golden Girls.[2][9][3]

On December 22, 2011, after a long illness, Freed died in Century City, California. She was 77.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Marion Segal Biography". tcm.turner.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Barnes, Mike (25 December 2011). "Marion Segal Freed, Film Editor, Dies at 77". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Producer/screenwriter Freed Dies". contactmusic.net. December 27, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Marion". bellrockent.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Russian Roulette (1975)". IMDb. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)". IMDb. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "Carbon Copy (1981)". tcm.turner.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.(Marion Segal)
  8. ^ "Paradise Lost (1999)". IMDb. Retrieved June 8, 2019.(Marion Segal)
  9. ^ "George Segal Biography". metacritic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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