Person
Gene Fowler Jr.
Editing · 1917–1998 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Biography
Gene Fowler Jr. was an American film editor and director with a career spanning several decades. He edited notable films such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and Hang 'Em High (1968). As a director, he is known for I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) and I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958), both of which have become cult classics. Fowler's work significantly influenced the science fiction and horror genres during the mid-20th century.
Known for

Perry Mason
Director

The Waltons
Editor

Gunsmoke
Director

China Smith
Director
Assignment: Underwater
Director

Hang 'em High
Editor

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Editor

Man with a Camera
Director

Caveman
Editor

The Blue Knight
Editor
Filmography
- 1985EvergreenEditor
- 1983SmorgasbordEditor
- 1981CavemanEditor
- 1979Skatetown, U.S.A.Editor
- 1979The House on Garibaldi StreetEditor
- 1978The New Adventures of HeidiEditor
- 1978The Astral FactorDirector
- 1977BuncoSupervising Editor
- 1974The Stranger WithinEditorial Manager
- 1973A Dream for ChristmasEditor
- 1973The Blue KnightEditor
- 1973The Blue KnightEditor
- 1973The Girls of Huntington HouseEditor
- 1972PursuitEditor
- 1972Molly and Lawless JohnEditor
- 1972The Crooked HeartsEditor
- 1972The WaltonsEditor
- 1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryEditor
- 1971Goodbye, Raggedy AnnEditor
- 1971Walls of FireEditor
- 1970Monte WalshEditor
- 1970A Man Called HorseEditor
- 1968Hang 'em HighEditor
- 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldEditor
- 1963A Child Is WaitingEditor
- 1960Assignment: UnderwaterDirector
- 1959The Oregon TrailDirector
- 1959The Rebel SetDirector
- 1959Here Come the JetsDirector
- 1958Man with a CameraDirector
- 1958I Married a Monster from Outer SpaceProducer
- 1958Gang WarDirector
- 1958Showdown at Boot HillDirector
- 1957Perry MasonDirector
- 1957Forty GunsEditor
- 1957Run of the ArrowEditor
- 1957I Was a Teenage WerewolfDirector
- 1957China GateEditor
- 1956Beyond a Reasonable DoubtEditor
- 1956The Naked HillsEditor
- 1956While the City SleepsEditor
- 1955GunsmokeDirector
- 1953Captain ScarfaceEditor
- 1953Main Street to BroadwayEditor
- 1952The ThiefSound Editor
- 1952China SmithDirector
- 1951My Outlaw BrotherScreenplay
- 1947Philo Vance ReturnsEditor
- 1946Let There Be LightEditor
- 1946Seeds of DestinyEditor
- 1944The Woman in the WindowEditor
- 1943The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'Editor
- 1943Hangmen Also Die!Editor
- 1942Sex HygieneEditor
- 1941Western UnionEditor
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