4.7
Movie
Directing
George Harrison Marks
- Born
- Died
- (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Credits
- 33 titles
Biography
George Harrison Marks (6 August 1926 – 27 June 1997) was an English glamour photographer and director of nudist, and later, pornographic films.
Born in Tottenham, Middlesex in 1926 to a Jewish family, Marks was 17 when he married his first wife, Diana Bugsgang. He worked as a stand-up comedian in variety halls towards the end of the music hall era, in the late 1940s and early 1950s, in a duo called Harrison and Stuart. Marks left the act in 1951 to develop his photographic career, taking pictures of music-hall performers and showgirls. The model and actress Pamela Green was performing as a dancer in a 1952 revue called Paris to Piccadilly, a version of the Folies Bergère in London. She became Marks' lover and began working with him as a model. Their relationship ended in 1961. During the 1960s Marks had a relationship with another of his models, June Palmer, and he married his second wife Vivienne Warren in 1964.
While he was filming The Naked World of Harrison Marks he began a relationship with Toni Burnett, an actress and model who made a brief appearance in the film. In 1967, the year the film came out, Marks and Burnett had a daughter, Josie Harrison Marks. Marks' and Green's business partnership was dissolved in the same year, and in 1970 Marks was bankrupt.
In 1971 he was tried at the Old Bailey for dealing in pornography by post. Marks and Burnett married in September 1973, but they split up around 1978. In 1979 Marks began a relationship with Louise Sinclair, a teenage glamour model.
Signature work
Known For
4.7
Movie
4.9
Movie
As Nature Intended
4.7
Movie
Nightmare at Elm Manor
3.8
Movie
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
3.7
Movie
The Naked World of Harrison Marks
2.0
Movie
Vampire
7.0
TV
World in Action
9.0
Movie
Pattern of Evil
2.0
Movie
Xcitement!
Movie
Hopeless Helpmates
Movie
Uncle's Tea Party
Movie
Dolly Mixture
Movie
The Mummy
Movie
Witches Brew
Movie
Making Hay
Movie
Attic Queen
Movie
Macabre!
Movie
Arabian Knights
Acting credits 11
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Doing Rude Things Film | Self |
| 1977 | Come Play with Me Film | Cornelius |
| 1969 | The Nine Ages of Nakedness Film | Nine Roles |
| 1966 | The Naked World of Harrison Marks Film | Self |
| 1964 | Vampire Film | Count Dracula III |
| 1964 | The Four Poster Film | Hunchback |
| 1963 | The Chimney Sweeps Film | Chimney Sweep / Orchestra Member |
| 1963 | World in Action TV | (1 ep) |
| 1961 | As Nature Intended Film | Self |
| 1961 | The Window Dresser Film | Shop owner |
| 1960 | Hopeless Helpmates Film |
Crew credits 31
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Tailor Maid Film | Director |
| 1979 | Arabian Knights Film | Director, Writer |
| 1977 | Come Play with Me Film | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 1975 | Sex Is My Business Film | Director, Writer |
| 1974 | Dolly Mixture Film | Director, Producer |
| 1971 | Pattern of Evil Film | Director, Producer |
| 1970 | Halfway Inn Film | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 1969 | The Nine Ages of Nakedness Film | Writer, Producer, Director |
| 1968 | Macabre! Film | Director |
| 1967 | Perchance to Scream Film | Director |
| 1966 | The Naked World of Harrison Marks Film | Writer, Director |
| 1966 | The Mummy Film | Director |
| 1964 | Vampire Film | Director |
| 1964 | The Four Poster Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1964 | Nude in the Sun Film | Director |
| 1964 | Star Strip Film | Director |
| 1963 | The Chimney Sweeps Film | Writer, Producer |
| 1963 | Photo Session Film | Director |
| 1962 | Uncle's Tea Party Film | Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Writer, Editor |
| 1962 | One Track Mind Film | Director, Writer |
| 1961 | As Nature Intended Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1961 | Meet the Fabulous Vicky Kennedy Film | Producer, Director |
| 1961 | Nightmare at Elm Manor Film | Director |
| 1961 | The Window Dresser Film | Director |
| 1961 | Gypsy Fire Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1960 | Attic Queen Film | Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography |
| 1960 | Making Hay Film | Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer |
| 1960 | Hopeless Helpmates Film | Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography |
| 1960 | Art for Art's Sake Film | Director, Cinematography |
| 1960 | Witches Brew Film | Director |
| 1960 | Xcitement! Film | Director, Producer, Cinematography |