William Lyon (film editor)
William Lyon | |
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| Born | January 21, 1903 Texas, United States |
| Died | March 18, 1974 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Flm editor |
William A. Lyon (January 21, 1903 – March 18, 1974) was an American film editor, from 1935 to 1971. He was born in Texas, and died in Los Angeles, California. Employed by Columbia Pictures for most of his career, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing six times, and won twice, for From Here to Eternity (1953)[1] and Picnic (1955).
Selected filmography
- Restless Knights (1935)
- Two-Fisted Sheriff (1937)
- Two Gun Law (1937)
- Outlaws of the Prairie (1937)
- South of Arizona (1938)
- West of Cheyenne (1938)
- Call of the Rockies (1938)
- The Thundering West (1939)
- Scandal Sheet (1939)
- The Jolson Story (1946)
- Mr. District Attorney (1947)
- Cargo to Capetown (1950)
- From Here to Eternity (1953)
- The Caine Mutiny (1954)
- Picnic (1955)
References
- ^ "1954 Oscars.org". Retrieved April 20, 2019.
External links
- William Lyon at IMDb
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