John Carter (film editor)
John Carter | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1922 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 2018 (aged 95) White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Years active | 1956–2018 |
John Carter (September 22, 1922 – August 13, 2018) was an American film editor.[1][2]
Life and career
After a stint in the U.S. Army as a staff sergeant trained at the New York Institute of Photography and was then hired by CBS in 1956, becoming the first African-American editor for network television in New York. Carter has been the first African-American to join the American Cinema Editors society.
In 1972, he received a BAFTA Award nomination for best editing for Milos Forman's Taking Off.[3]
He died at his White Plains, New York home on August 13, 2018, aged 95.[4]
Partial filmography
- Paper Lion (1968)
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
- Taking Off (1971)
- The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
- Mikey and Nicky (1976)
- Between the Lines (1977)
- The Formula (1980)
- Lean on Me (1989)
- The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
- Boomerang (1992)
- The Cemetery Club (1993)
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
- Friday (1995)
- A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
- Set It Off (1996)
- Soul Food (1997)
- 3 Strikes (2000)
- Men of Honor (2000)
- Barbershop (2002)
- Shortcut to Happiness (2003)
- Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
- Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
References
- ^ Evans, Greg (August 24, 2018). "John Carter Dies: 'Lean On Me', 'Barbershop' Film Editor Was 95". Deadline. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ McNary, Dave (August 24, 2018). "Influential African-American Film Editor John Carter Dies at 95". Variety. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Film in 1972 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "John Carter, Pioneering African-American Film Editor, Dies at 95". The Hollywood Reporter. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
External links
- John Carter at IMDb