{"id":1407,"date":"2010-09-27T23:45:51","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T21:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tarantino.info\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2011-06-24T20:37:42","modified_gmt":"2011-06-24T18:37:42","slug":"sally-menke-1953-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarantino.info\/2010\/09\/sally-menke-1953-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Hi, Sally Menke (1953-2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When it comes to the editing, I write with Sally&#8221;, says Quentin Tarantino, in an interview that precedes the Hi Sally gag reel (a compilation of footage put together from the outtakes) from 2007&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarantino.info\/wiki\/index.php\/Death_Proof\" target=\"_self\">Death Proof<\/a>. Actors and crew would turn to the camera to send a message to Sally in the editing room, to cheer her up. <a href=\"..\/wiki\/index.php\/Sally_Menke\"><strong>Sally Menke<\/strong><\/a> worked as an editor with Quentin on all his movies.  This morning however, Sally Menke <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/la-mem-film-editor-dead-20100928,0,134435.story\">was found dead in a park in Los Angeles<\/a>. While the circumstances of her untimely and tragic death are still unknown, what is known is that the world has lost a great artist, friend, colleague and family member. We are terribly saddened by this news, and extend our most sincere condolences to those close to her.<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, she talked extensively about her working relationship with Quentin, in an interview that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/film\/2009\/dec\/06\/sally-menke-quentin-tarantino-editing\">can be read here.<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0579673\/\">Click here to head to the IMDB<\/a> and marvel at the body of her work. 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