The Bearded Trio

Part Three: Out of Africa To celebrate the 35th anniversary of The Color Purple, Mark Marshall who was Steven Spielberg's assistant from 84-88  has graciously decided to share his memories and pictures from the making of that groundbreaking movie.  Mark Marshall - Sept 3rd, 1985, 35 years ago, "The Color Purple," having wrapped location shooting in North Carolina, began its last two days of Principal Photography in Africa - actually Newhall Ranch thirty miles north of Los Angeles.  The picture opened in limited release just 15 weeks later. Part One   Part Two The Bearded Trio - The Site For Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Williams and a whole lot more.

One of the most important films in American cinema is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. “The Color Purple” was released in Dec. 1985. Mark Marshall who was Steven Spielberg's assistant from 84-88  has graciously decided to share his memories and pictures from the making of that groundbreaking movie.  Mark Marshall -  The motion picture adaptation of Alice Walker’s searing novel, The Color Purple, was released 35 years ago this year.  The movie, directed by the maestro, Steven Spielberg, opened in limited release on Steven’s 39th birthday, December 18, 1985.  It went into wide release two months later.  Over the next few months, I thought I would post a series of set photos that I took throughout the production to commemorate the combined contributions of a brilliant cast & crew.  First up, our prodigious leader, director/producer, Steven Spielberg.  When Steven first expressed his doubts that a white Jewish male could direct the heartbreaking story of an abused southe