As per our current Database, Sally Menke has been died on September 27, 2010(2010-09-27) (aged 56)\nBronson Canyon, Los Angeles, California, United States.
When Sally Menke die, Sally Menke was 56 years old.
| Popular As | Sally Menke |
| Occupation | Editor |
| Age | 56 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | December 17, 1953 ( Mineola, New York, United States) |
| Birthday | December 17 |
| Town/City | Mineola, New York, United States |
| Nationality | United States |
Sally Menke’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Sally Menke was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Menke was born in Mineola, New York, the daughter of Charlotte, a Teacher, and Dr. Warren Wells Menke, a professor of management at Clemson University. Menke graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Film Program. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film in 1977.
Menke's feature film credits as Editor are tabulated below. She has two additional credits for editing television documentaries: Hans Bethe: Prophet of Energy (1980) and The Congress (1988).
Menke was married to Director Aldo L. "Dean" Parisot in 1986 and the couple had two children, Lucas and Isabella.
Menke's early career saw her edit documentaries for CBS. She worked on many films in the 1990s, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Heaven & Earth and Mulholland Falls.
Menke met Quentin Tarantino when he held interviews for an Editor. Tarantino sent her the script for Reservoir Dogs and she said that she thought it was "amazing". Menke was hiking in Canada when she decided to call and see if she got the job and was told that she had been successful. Menke went on to work with Tarantino on everything he directed for the remainder of her life. Tarantino summarized their working relationship in 2007, saying that "The best collaborations are the director-editor teams, where they can finish each other's sentences" and that Menke was his "only, truly genuine collaborator".
Menke had gone hiking the morning of September 27, 2010, with a friend and her dog. Menke's friend left her after an hour when she started to feel unwell in the heat. When Menke failed to come home, her friends alerted the police. Search dogs, a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter, and officers from patrol units spent hours in Griffith Park searching for her. Her locked car was found in a Griffith Park parking lot. Menke's body was found at the bottom of a ravine near 5600 block of Green Oak Drive on September 28, 2010. Her dog was found alive, sitting next to her body. The coroner's office later determined that Menke's death was heat-related. It was 113 °F (45 °C) in downtown Los Angeles the day she died.
The Sundance Institute created a memorial fellowship in film editing to honor Menke. Tarantino's film Django Unchained (2012) was dedicated to her memory due to their long partnership.
