00:00 The Hollywood actor turned producer Mark Damon took his last breaths on Sunday, 12th May.
00:07 His daughter, Alexis Damon Rebo, confirmed the demise of her 91-year-old father due to
00:15 natural causes in Los Angeles.
00:18 Mark worked as an actor for nearly 20 years in spaghetti restaurants, and then he ventured
00:25 into film productions.
00:27 Inside Detroit was Mark's first film, but he got recognition after 1960's horror venture
00:35 House of Usher.
00:36 He also received a Golden Globe for his promising performance as a fresher in that movie.
00:43 He was an energetic force in foreign sales and American film market.
00:48 Mark produced his first film in 1974, The Arena.
00:53 Then he worked as an executive film producer for the film The Coyote Voice.
00:58 One after another, he grew as a producer with nearly 70 films, which includes Short Circuit,
01:06 The Lost Voice, 8 Million Ways to Die, Nine and a Half Weeks, Wild Orchid, The Upside
01:14 of Anger, and many others.
01:17 Monster, a biopic released in 2003, won the Oscar for Best Actress and the film was produced
01:25 under Mark Damon's banner.
01:27 Talking about his initial struggle into production, he told Variety back in 1975, "It was very
01:35 tough.
01:36 At that time, usually the producers found funding from private sources.
01:41 They couldn't use foreign contracts as collateral, that's something our company kind of invented."
01:49 If anyone wants to pop up into the life of this MBA degree holder actor, then there is
01:56 a book From Cowboy to Mogul to Monster, written by Linda Screecher and Damon.
02:04 The book tells a story of Mark Damon's enthusiastic years in Rome and his independent film business.
02:11 His demise has made his family's hearts heavy, which includes his wife Maggie Markow Damon,
02:19 son Jonathan, daughter Alexis Damon Rebo, and son-in-law Matthew Rebo.
02:26 The book is available now.
02:33 (dramatic music)
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