Frederick Marx

Frederick Marx
Filmmakers Harold Ramis and Marx in June 2009
Born (1955-10-31) October 31, 1955
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Film editor
  • Film producer
  • Author

Frederick Marx is a film producer/director/writer. He was named a Chicago Tribune Artist of the Year for 1994, a 1995 Guggenheim Fellow, and a recipient of a Robert F. Kennedy Special Achievement Award. Marx achieved international fame for co-writing the film Hoop Dreams with Steve James, the director of the film. It is one of the highest grossing non-musical documentaries in United States history.