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Mark Damon

マーク・ダモン　/　まーく・だもん

American film producer

April 22, 1933 – May 12, 2024　・　Chicago, Illinois, United States

Illinois
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film actor
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My Take

Mark Damon's story is the part of Hollywood history I find most fascinating. Winning a Golden Globe as 1960's New Star for House of Usher could have locked him into the American leading-man track, but instead he chased reinvention to Italy and worked the Spaghetti Western circuit before pivoting entirely into producing. That second act is the telling one: knowing when to step out from in front of the camera and build films from behind it takes rare instinct. Mixing with Rome's Dolce Vita set only adds to the romance. When he died in 2024 at 91, he left a genuinely transatlantic film life worth remembering.

Overview

Mark Damon (born Alan Harris; April 22, 1933 – May 12, 2024) was an American film producer and actor. In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for his performance in Roger Corman's House of Usher, and later moved to Italy to work in Spaghetti Westerns. He was a member of the 1960s Dolce Vita set of actors and actresses in Rome.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Mark Damon
Name (Japanese): マーク・ダモン
Reading: まーく・だもん
Born: April 22, 1933 – May 12, 2024
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rooster
Origin: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film producer / film actor / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Fairfax High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3

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