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Mark Canton is an American film producer and executive. Early life and education. Canton was born to a Jewish family [1] in Queens, New York City, the son of Shirley and Arthur Canton, who worked in the film industry on marketing and publicity - including such films as Lawrence of Arabia.
- 1974–present
- Wendy Finerman (divorced)
Mark Canton. Producer: 300. Amongst Mark Canton's most notable films are 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, The Spiderwick Chronicles and Immortals. 300, based on the Frank Miller graphic novel and directed by Zack Snyder for Warner Bros Pictures, opened in 2007 to record-setting box office numbers, having grossed more than $460 million worldwide and is the highest-grossing March release in the ...
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- New York City, New York, USA
A native of New York, Canton is a UCLA graduate (magna cum laude) and a member of UCLA's National Honor Society for American Studies. He delivered the 2011 commencement address at UCLA's School of History.
- June 19, 1949
Mar 15, 2014 · But producer Mark Canton, who is partially responsible for the first film and its new sequel, Rise of an Empire, isn’t worried about viewers outgrowing the series, especially given the new ...
Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Canton, Mark 1949-PERSONALBorn June 19, 1949, in New York, NY; son of Arthur (a publicist, producer, and film importer) and Shirley Canton; brother of Neil Canton (a producer); married Wendy Finerman (a producer), 1985 (divorced, 1999); children: Dorothy, Henry, additional child.
Mark Canton. Highest Rated: 81% The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) Lowest Rated: Not Available. Birthday: Jun 19, 1949. Birthplace: New York, New York, USA. Youthful studio executive Mark...
Publicist, producer, film importer. Worked as publicity aide to filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock and Sam Spiegel; his Canton-Weiner Films made the 1949 Oscar winning short "Van Gogh"; later worked as publicity executive with MGM, Blowitz, Thomas & Canton Inc (1964-), Warners, Columbia.
