Editors
by quietgiant2 | created - 30 Oct 2011 | updated - 3 weeks ago | Public
1. Sergei Eisenstein
Director | Ivan Groznyy
The son of an affluent architect, Eisenstein attended the Institute of Civil Engineering in Petrograd as a young man. With the fall of the tsar in 1917, he worked as an engineer for the Red Army. In the following years, Eisenstein joined up with the Moscow Proletkult Theater as a set designer and ...
2. George Tomasini
Editor | North by Northwest
George Tomasini has been something of an unsung hero in the editing business. He was for several years under contract to Paramount, before joining Alfred Hitchcock to collaborate on nine projects, beginning with Rear Window (1954). This partnership was to span a ten-year period, ending in ...
3. Michael Kahn
Editor | West Side Story
Michael Kahn was born on December 8, 1935 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an editor and cinematographer, known for West Side Story (2021), Jurassic Park (1993) and Minority Report (2002).
4. William H. Ziegler
Editor | My Fair Lady
William H. Ziegler was born on September 4, 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an editor, known for My Fair Lady (1964), The Omega Man (1971) and Rope (1948). He died on July 2, 1977 in Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA.
5. Hal C. Kern
Editorial_department | Gone with the Wind
Hal C. Kern was born on July 14, 1894 in Anaconda, Montana, USA. He was an editor, known for Gone with the Wind (1939), Rebecca (1940) and Spellbound (1945). He died on February 24, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
6. Robert Wise
Director | West Side Story
Robert Earl Wise was born on September 10, 1914 in Winchester, Indiana, the youngest of three sons of Olive R. (Longenecker) and Earl Waldo Wise, a meat packer. His parents were both of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) descent. At age nineteen, the avid moviegoer came into the film business through an ...
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7. Grigoriy Aleksandrov
Director | Vesna
Grigori Aleksandrov was a Soviet-Russian filmmaker best known as director of Volga - Volga (1938), The Circus (1936), and October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1927), as well as co-star in Battleship Potemkin (1925) by director Sergei Eisenstein.
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8. Sam O'Steen
Editor | The Graduate
Sam O'Steen was born on November 6, 1923 in St. Francis, Arkansas, USA. He was an editor and director, known for The Graduate (1967), Chinatown (1974) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). He was married to Bobbie O'Steen. He died on October 11, 2000 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
10. Skip Macdonald
Editor | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Skip Macdonald is known for El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019), Breaking Bad (2008) and Better Call Saul (2015).
11. Margaret Booth
Editor | Mutiny on the Bounty
Margaret Booth was born on January 14, 1898 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an editor and producer, known for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), Murder by Death (1976) and Annie (1982). She died on October 28, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
12. Ralph E. Winters
Editor | Ben-Hur
Ralph Winters and his wife Teddy have five grandchildren. He is a two-time Academy Award-winning editor, an incredibly intelligent, kind, unique and loving man who began using a computer when in his 90s and lived to see the publication of his memoirs, "Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film ...
13. Stuart Baird
Editor | Skyfall
Stuart Baird was born on January 14, 1947 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK. He is an editor and director, known for Skyfall (2012), Casino Royale (2006) and Superman (1978).
14. Paul Hirsch
Editor | Star Wars
Paul Hirsch, A.C.E. has edited over 40 films, among them the first "Star Wars" written and directed by George Lucas, for which he received an Academy Award in 1978, and "The Empire Strikes Back"; 11 films for Brian De Palma, including "Carrie", "Blowout" and "Mission: Impossible"; four for Herbert ...
15. Stephen Mirrione
Editor | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Stephen Mirrione was born on February 17, 1969 in Santa Clara County, California, USA. He is an editor and producer, known for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), Traffic (2000) and Babel (2006).
16. William Goldenberg
Editor | Argo
William Goldenberg was born on November 2, 1959 in the USA. He is an editor and director, known for Argo (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and Miami Vice (2006).
17. Buster Keaton
Actor | The General
Joseph Frank Keaton was born on October 4, 1895 in Piqua, Kansas, to Joe Keaton and Myra Keaton. Joe and Myra were Vaudevillian comedians with a popular, ever-changing variety act, giving Keaton an eclectic and interesting upbringing. In the earliest days on stage, they traveled with a medicine ...
18. Daniel Rezende
Editor | Tropa de Elite
Daniel Rezende was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on City of God (2002) and won a BAFTA Award for Best Editing for the same film. He also edited RoboCop (2014), The Tree of Life (2011), Blindness (2008) and many other feature films before moving on to direct his ...
19. Steven Rosenblum
Editor | The Last Samurai
Steven Rosenblum is known for The Last Samurai (2003), Braveheart (1995) and Blood Diamond (2006).
20. Bud Molin
Editor | The Man with Two Brains
Bud Molin was born on May 26, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an editor, known for The Man with Two Brains (1983), The Jerk (1979) and I Spy (1965). He was married to Nita Molin. He died on May 21, 2007 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
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21. Tom Rolf
Editor | WarGames
Tom Rolf was born on December 31, 1931 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was an editor, known for WarGames (1983), The Right Stuff (1983) and Taxi Driver (1976). He died on July 14, 2014 in Saint-Calais, Sarthe, France.
22. Jay Cassidy
Editor | American Hustle
Jay Cassidy is known for American Hustle (2013), A Star Is Born (2018) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012).
23. Ernest Walter
Ernest Walter was born on November 29, 1919 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He was an editor, known for Superman (1978), The Haunting (1963) and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970). He died on December 14, 1999 in Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK.
24. Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor | The French Connection
Gerald B. Greenberg was born on July 29, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an editor, known for The French Connection (1971), Apocalypse Now (1979) and Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). He died on December 22, 2017 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
25. Richard Francis-Bruce
Editor | Se7en
After leaving school, Richard joined the ABC in Sydney with hopes of emulating his father, Jack Bruce, who worked as a cinematographer in Hollywood for Cecil B. De Mille and the Famous Lansky Players. However, the only opening at the time was in editing. He fell in love with the craft and spent 15 ...
26. Ian Crafford
Editor | Field of Dreams
Ian Crafford was born on June 11, 1944 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is an editor, known for Field of Dreams (1989), Never Say Never Again (1983) and Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975).
27. Viola Lawrence
Editor | In a Lonely Place
Regarded as Hollywood's first lady film cutter, Viola Lawrence began her career holding title cards for the Brooklyn-based film company Vitagraph. In 1911, she earned a meager $5 as a messenger. But she persisted in the business and worked her way up to edit her first film in 1912. Five years later...
28. Dorothy Spencer
Editor | Stagecoach
Four-time Oscar nominee Dorothy Spencer was one of the versatile stalwarts of the Hollywood studio system. She began her career as a cutter with Fox and subsequently enjoyed a close collaboration with the independent producer Walter Wanger at Paramount (1936) and United Artists (1937-41). Her ...
29. John Jympson
Editor | A Fish Called Wanda
John Jympson was born on September 16, 1930 in London, England, UK. He was an editor, known for A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and Where Eagles Dare (1968). He was married to Maureen Hemsworth. He died on June 3, 2003 in London, England, UK.
30. Robert Lawrence
Editor | Spartacus
Robert Lawrence was born on November 9, 1913 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was an editor and assistant director, known for Spartacus (1960), Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and Never Say Never Again (1983). He died on September 19, 2004 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
31. William Hornbeck
Editor | It's a Wonderful Life
American motion picture editor, who, in 1977, was voted by 100 of his peers as the best his profession had ever produced. Hornbeck began his distinguished career in the industry, aged fourteen, as a film winder with the New York Motion Picture Company on 42nd Street and Broadway. In 1916, he joined ...
32. James Smith
Editor | The Birth of a Nation
James Smith was born on March 7, 1892 in Staten Island, New York, USA. He was an editor and actor, known for The Birth of a Nation (1915), Two Fisted (1935) and The Magnificent Fraud (1939). He was married to Rose Smith. He died on July 21, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
33. Willard Nico
Editor | The Great Dictator
Willard Nico was born on November 12, 1897 in Ohio, USA. He was an editor, known for The Great Dictator (1940), Monsieur Verdoux (1947) and Sabaka (1954). He was married to Monica Collingwood. He died on August 1, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
34. Kurt Engfehr
Editor | Bowling for Columbine
Kurt Engfehr grew up next to an EPA Superfund waste site in a working class suburb of Detroit. He decided against a career in the plants when a friend had his finger ripped off by a band saw. Kurt saw the future, and it wasn't in Detroit. After living and failing all over the country, he settled in...
35. Woody Richman
Editor | How to Survive a Plague
Woody Richman is known for How to Survive a Plague (2012), Trouble the Water (2008) and Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).
36. Stuart Gilmore
Editor | The Andromeda Strain
Stuart Gilmore was born on March 8, 1909 in Tombstone, Arizona, USA. He was an editor and director, known for The Andromeda Strain (1971), Sullivan's Travels (1941) and Airport (1970). He died on November 19, 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
37. Hugh S. Fowler
Editor | Patton
Hugh S. Fowler was born on July 24, 1912 in Missouri, USA. He was an editor, known for Patton (1970), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and Planet of the Apes (1968). He died on August 2, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
38. Edna Ruth Paul
Editorial_department | Blood Simple
Edna Ruth Paul is known for Blood Simple (1984), The Evil Dead (1981) and Fear No Evil (1981).
39. Glenn Morgan
Editorial_department | RoboCop 2
Glenn Morgan is known for RoboCop 2 (1990), Project Runway (2004) and V-Twin TV (2005).
40. Christian Nyby
Editor | Red River
Christian Nyby, the television and movie director who achieved acclaim as a film editor before moving into the director's chair, was born on September 1, 1913, in Los Angeles, California. He made his reputation as a cutter during the 1940s, when he worked with the great helmer Howard Hawks, winning...
41. Paul Falkenberg
Editor | M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
Paul Falkenberg was born on October 26, 1903 in Berlin, Germany. He was an editor and director, known for M (1931), Willem de Kooning, the Painter (1966) and Vampyr (1932). He was married to Alice M. Hirsekorn. He died on January 13, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA.
42. Frank Sullivan
Editor | The Philadelphia Story
Frank Sullivan was born on February 7, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was an editor and cinematographer, known for The Philadelphia Story (1940), Joan of Arc (1948) and Woman of the Year (1942). He was married to Doris Sullivan. He died on September 30, 1972 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
43. W. Donn Hayes
Editor | Born to Speed
Before retiring from the industry in 1968, W. Donn Hayes edited motion pictures and television shows for more than 50 years. He started as an assistant editor at Universal Studios in 1916. His first job as a film editor came eight years later when he joined Columbia Pictures and made action films ...
44. William Reynolds
Editor | The Sound of Music
New York-born William Reynolds was a self-effacing editor with a distinguished sixty-year career in the motion picture industry, noted for his unobtrusive, seamless work on movies of every genre, from romantic melodramas to gangster films. A graduate of Princeton University, he started in the ...
45. Kaye Davis
Editor | Evil Dead II
Kaye Davis is known for Evil Dead II (1987), Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo (1995) and Vampire at Midnight (1987).
46. Dede Allen
Editor | Dog Day Afternoon
Dede Allen started her career as a messenger at Columbia Pictures. She graduated to being a sound cutter and assistant editor. Her first job as a film editor was for director Robert Wise, and since then, she has achieved a reputation as one of the most stylish and creative editors in the American ...
47. Lisa Fruchtman
Editor | The Right Stuff
Lisa Fruchtman is known for The Right Stuff (1983), Apocalypse Now (1979) and The Godfather Part III (1990).
48. Nigel Galt
Editor | Bloodline
Nigel Galt was born in April 1953 in Eton, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He is an editor, known for Bloodline (2018), The Ferryman (2007) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
49. Sean Barton
Editor | Mutant Chronicles
Sean Barton was born on March 29, 1944 in Hampton Court, Surrey, England, UK. He is an editor and assistant director, known for Mutant Chronicles (2008), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and Chaos (2005).
50. Walter Wischniewsky
Editor | Der Tiger von Eschnapur
Walter Wischniewsky was born on September 16, 1912 in Spandau-Berlin, Germany. He was an editor and assistant director, known for The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959), Dr. Mabuse vs. Scotland Yard (1963) and Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti (1940). He died on February 1, 1995 in Berlin, Germany.
51. Daniel Mandell
Editor | The Apartment
Thrice Oscar-winning editor Daniel Mandell started out in show business as one of "The Flying Mandells" with Ringling Brothers Circus. He then turned his acrobatic skills to performing on the vaudeville circuit. Following service with the Marines in World War I and subsequently taking part in the ...
52. Ralph Dawson
Editor | The Adventures of Robin Hood
Ralph Dawson was born on April 18, 1897 in Westboro, Massachusetts, USA. He was an editor and director, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Anthony Adverse (1936) and The High and the Mighty (1954). He died on November 15, 1962 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
53. Barbara McLean
Editor | All About Eve
Ms. McLean was a pioneering female film editor for 20th Century Fox. She began her Hollywood career in the 1930s and earned her first film credit for editing The Affairs of Cellini (1934). She joined Fox in 1935 as one of only eight female film editors working in Hollywood in the 1930s. She became ...
54. Gerry Hambling
Editor | Mississippi Burning
Gerry Hambling was born on June 14, 1926 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was an editor, known for Mississippi Burning (1988), Midnight Express (1978) and Evita (1996). He was married to Margaret Speakman. He died on February 5, 2013 in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
55. Juan José Campanella
Writer | El secreto de sus ojos
Juan José Campanella was born on July 19, 1959 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a writer and director, known for The Secret in Their Eyes (2009), The Man of Your Dreams (2011) and The Weasel's Tale (2019).
56. Frederic Knudtson
Editor | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Frederic Knudtson was born on April 9, 1906 in Apple Creek, North Dakota, USA. He was an editor, known for It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) and Inherit the Wind (1960). He died on February 15, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
57. Walter Murch
Sound_department | The English Patient
Walter Murch has been editing sound in Hollywood since starting on Francis Ford Coppola's film The Rain People (1969). He edited sound on American Graffiti (1973) and The Godfather Part II (1974), won his first Academy Award nomination for The Conversation (1974), won his first Oscar for Apocalypse...
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58. Frank J. Urioste
Editor | RoboCop
Frank J. Urioste was born on April 28, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an editor, known for RoboCop (1987), Die Hard (1988) and Basic Instinct (1992).
59. Maryann Brandon
Editor | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Maryann Brandon is known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Passengers (2016) and Super 8 (2011).
60. Antony Gibbs
Editor | Rollerball
Antony Gibbs was born on October 17, 1925 in London, England, UK. He was an editor, known for Rollerball (1975), Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He was married to Sherrye Mossuto, Jocelyn Tawse and Heather Gibbs. He died on February 26, 2016 in the United Kingdom.
61. Richard Chew
Editor | Star Wars
Richard Chew was born on June 28, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an editor and cinematographer, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), The Conversation (1974) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). He is married to Liv Torgerson. He was previously married to Barbara ...
62. Peter Zinner
Editor | The Deer Hunter
Peter Zinner was born on July 24, 1919 in Vienna, Austria. He was an editor and producer, known for The Deer Hunter (1978), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and The Godfather (1972). He was married to Christa Zinner. He died on November 13, 2007 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
63. Russell Lloyd
Editor | The Man Who Would Be King
Russell Lloyd was born on January 16, 1916 in Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was an editor and assistant director, known for The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Moby Dick (1956) and The Last Run (1971). He was married to Valerie Cox and Rosamund John. He died on January 21, 2008 in Cranleigh,...
64. Henri Colpi
Director | Une aussi longue absence
Henri Colpi was born on July 15, 1921 in Brig, Valais, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for The Long Absence (1961), Codine (1963) and Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959). He died on January 14, 2006 in Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
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65. Eraldo Da Roma
Editor | L'avventura
Eraldo Da Roma was born on March 1, 1900 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an editor and actor, known for L'Avventura (1960), Rome, Open City (1945) and Umberto D. (1952). He died on March 27, 1981 in Rome, Italy.
66. Ray Lovejoy
Editor | Aliens
Ray Lovejoy was born on February 18, 1939. He was an editor and director, known for Aliens (1986), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Krull (1983). He died on October 19, 2001 in London, England, UK.
67. Eduardo Serrano
Editor | Bacurau
Eduardo Serrano is known for Bacurau (2019), Aquarius (2016) and Neon Bull (2015).
68. Eric A. Sears
Editor | Shooter
Eric A. Sears is known for Shooter (2007), Into the Storm (2014) and Cellular (2004).
69. Eduardo Escorel
Director | Lição de Amor
Eduardo Escorel was born in 1945 in São Paulo, Brazil. He is an editor and director, known for Love Lesson (1975), Ato de Violência (1980) and Santiago (2007).
70. Steen Johannessen
Editor | Last Men in Aleppo
Steen Johannessen A Danish editor and co-director of Last Men in Aleppo. Steen has edited numerous Danish and international award-winning documentaries. The latest being IDFA award winner Who We Were, DOC NYC grand jury award winner Motley's Law by Nicole Horayni, Chinese DOC NYC special mention ...
71. Arthur Schmidt
Editor | Forrest Gump
Arthur Robert "Artie" Schmidt began in films as assistant editor to Dede Allen and Jim Clark. His father, Arthur P. Schmidt, had also been a distinguished veteran in the field of film editing, acclaimed for his collaborations with Billy Wilder on masterpieces like Sunset Blvd. (1950) and Some Like ...
72. Chris Dickens
Editor | Slumdog Millionaire
Chris Dickens is known for Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Les Misérables (2012) and Rocketman (2019).
73. Chris Lebenzon
Editor | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Chris Lebenzon's career as an editor has spanned four decades and genres from action to drama, fantasy, musicals, comedy, and animation. He is known for his longtime collaborations with director Tim Burton and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. He has earned accolades including Oscar nominations for the ...
74. Margaret Sixel
Editorial_department | Mad Max: Fury Road
Margaret Sixel is known for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) and Happy Feet (2006). She has been married to George Miller since 1995. They have two children.
75. Daniel P. Hanley
Editor | Rush
Daniel P. Hanley is an American film editor. His career spans three decades in film editing, starting from the early 1980's. He started his career with the TV series, Laverne & Shirley (1976) in the year 1980. Some of his notable work include Parenthood (1989), Problem Child (1990), Apollo 13 (...
76. Mike Hill
Editor | Rush
Mike Hill was born in 1949 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an editor and producer, known for Rush (2013), Frost/Nixon (2008) and Apollo 13 (1995). He was married to LeAnne Hill. He died on January 5, 2023 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
77. Miguel Pérez
Editor | El amateur
Miguel Pérez was born on December 15, 1943 in Argentina. He is an editor and director, known for El amateur (1999), Wild Tango (1993) and La nave de los locos (1995).
78. Takeshi Seyama
Editor | Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka
Takeshi Seyama is known for The Boy and the Heron (2023), Akira (1988) and Paprika (2006).
79. Kelley Dixon
Editor | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Kelley Dixon is known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Breaking Bad (2008) and Good Will Hunting (1997).
80. Sally Menke
Editor | Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Sally Menke was born on December 17, 1953 in Mineola, New York, USA. She was an editor and producer, known for Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and Inglourious Basterds (2009). She was married to Dean Parisot. She died on September 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
81. Melody London
Editor | Stranger Than Paradise
Melody London is known for Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Down by Law (1986) and New York, I Love You (2008).
82. Jay Rabinowitz
Editor | Dead Man
Jay Rabinowitz is known for Dead Man (1995), Requiem for a Dream (2000) and 8 Mile (2002).
83. Ethan Coen
Producer | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The younger brother of Joel, Ethan Coen is an Academy Award and Golden Globe winning writer, producer and director coming from small independent films to big profile Hollywood films. He was born on September 21, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In some films of the brothers- Ethan & Joel wrote, Joel...
84. Joel Coen
Producer | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Joel Daniel Coen is an American filmmaker who regularly collaborates with his younger brother Ethan. They made Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, True Grit, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Burn After Reading, A Serious Man, Inside Llewyn Davis, Hail Caesar and other projects. Joel ...
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