Owen Marsh was born and raised in the Hollywood film industry, born to a cinematographer father and silent film stage violinist mother. Beginning with several small acting roles as a child, he transitioned to spend seven years (1952–59) in the film labs before finding his calling in production as an assistant cameraman. After another seven-year stint (1963–70) in the Special Visual Effects department at MGM, he found his way back behind the camera for the final 20 years of his career, eventually ...