David Bretherton
David Bretherton (born February 29, 1924 in Los Angeles ; † May 11, 2000 there ) was an American film editor . For Cabaret he was awarded the Oscar for Best Editing in 1973 .
Life
David Bretherton was born in Los Angeles to editor and director Howard Bretherton and actress Dorothea McEvoy. During World War II he served in the United States Air Force . He then started working in the editing department at 20th Century Fox . In the films Hilda Crane , Gefangene des Stroms and The Invisible Front (1956), he was responsible for the editing independently for the first time . His biggest success was the movie theater it for 1973 with the Oscar for the Best Editing award.
Bretherton received the ACE Career Achievement Award in 1995 for life's work .
On May 11, 2000, Bretherton died at the John Douglas French Center in Los Angeles after a long illness of pneumonia . He was married to film editor Elyane Bretherton until his death. He had two daughters with her.
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: The Invisible Front (Three Brave Men)
- 1956: The Dark Wave (documentary short film)
- 1956: The Bottom of the Bottle
- 1956: Hilda Crane
- 1956: Poker with four queens (The King and the Four Queens)
- 1957: Embers under the ashes (Peyton Place)
- 1958: A Man in His Prime (10 North Frederick)
- 1959: The Diary of Anne Frank (The Diary Of Anne Frank)
- 1960: Let's Make Love (Let's Make Love)
- 1964: The train (The Train)
- 1965: ... who desire everything (The Sandpiper)
- 1965: See Venice - and inherit ... (The Honey Pot)
- 1968: Pancho Villa rides (Villa Rides)
- 1970: On a Clear Day ... (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever)
- 1970: Lovers and Other Strangers (Lovers and Other Strangers)
- 1971: The Merciless (Fools' Parade)
- 1972: Cabaret
- 1973: Save the Tiger
- 1973: Westworld
- 1974: Let's steal the whole bank (The Bank Shot)
- 1976: Bloodhounds Torn by the Devil (High Velocity)
- 1976: Trans-America-Express (Silver Streak)
- 1976: And tomorrow a thing will be shot (Harry and Walter Go to New York)
- 1978: Coma
- 1979: The First Great Train Robbery (The First Great Train Robbery)
- 1982: The most beautiful House of Pleasure in Texas (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)
- 1983: Hearts in Turmoil (Man, Woman and Child)
- 1985: All the murderers are already there (Clue: The Movie)
- 1985: Baby : Secret of the Lost Legend
- 1987: Jack der Aufreisser (The Pick-up Artist)
- 1989: Sea of Love - Melody of Death (Sea of Love)
- 1993: Malice - An Intrigue (Malice)
- 1996: City Hall
Awards
- 1973: Oscar in the category Best Editing for Cabaret
Web links
- David Bretherton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Bretherton; Oscar-winning film editor on latimes.com of 18 May 2000 ( English ), accessed on 30 March 2011th
- ↑ Melissa Mielcarek: David Bretherton ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on variety.com of 21 May 2000 ( English ), accessed on 30 March 2011th
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bretherton, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 29, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 2000 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |