Mark was a graduate of Caltech and went on to work on designs for the Palomar Observatory 200 inch (5 m) Hale Telescope.
In 1942, Rolf Sabersky worked in mechanical design on the Southern California Cooperative Wind Tunnel under Serrurier and Hap Richards.
In 1979, Mark accepted a special Academy Award for Technical Achievement" For the progressive development of the Moviola from the 1924 invention of his father, Iwan Serrurier, to the present Series 20 sophisticated film editing equipment".
The Oscar sat on Mark's kitchen table until his death from Alzheimer's disease on Valentine's Day 1988.
Mark Serrurier has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in Motion Pictures.