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Montagu Marks was an Australian artist. He was born in Perth Australia in 1890 and studied at the National Gallery School at Melbourne.〔Australasians Who Count in London and Who Counts in Western Australia, a book by Mrs Leonard W. Matters〕 During World War I he was a pilot in the Canadian Royal Flying Corps (RFC). After the war he was General Manager of London Film Productions.〔The Film Weekly, 20 January 1938〕 He was posted to Spain in World War II to help Britain's propaganda effort to keep Spain from joining the Axis powers. He married fellow Australian artist Stella Lewis Marks MVO at Chelsea Town Hall in 1911. He was a friend of Sydney Rielly, the 'Ace of Spies', whom he met a fellow officer in the Canadian RFC.〔13 November 1967, The Daily Telegraph〕 He initiated the connection between Sir Alexander Korda and the Prudential enabling the building of Denham Film Studios.〔Chapter 15 of 'A Sense of Security: 150 years of Prudential'. Granta Editions〕 He traveled to Ceylon (Sri Lanka),〔Ceylon Daily News, November 22, 1937〕 Australia and New Zealand in 1937/1938 to promote London Films across the Empire and review the possibility of setting up a permanent studio in Australia.〔The West Australian, December 1, 1937〕〔The Film Weekly, December 2, 1937〕〔The Advertiser, Adelaide, December 6, 1937〕〔Smith's Weekly, January 1, 1938〕〔The Exhibitor's Monthly, January 7, 1938〕〔The Dominion, February 14, 1938〕 He was one of the key people involved in Anglo/American film production company 'Fairbanks International', that collapsed due to Douglas Fairbanks Senior's death in 1939.〔London Evening Standard, December 4, 1938〕 After the World War II he was involved in film production with Mike Frankovich.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Montagu Marks )〕 He retired and returned to his paintings. He died at Norton Court, Kent, England in 1972.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Montagu Marks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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