Richard Chew
Richard Franklin Chew (born June 28, 1940 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American film editor and Oscar winner .
Life
Richard Franklin Chew was born on June 28, 1940 to Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles . He served in the United States Navy . After graduating from UCLA with a degree in philosophy , he studied at Harvard Law School . He then began a career in Seattle in the 1960s as an assistant editor for a local television station. Shortly thereafter, he started editing documentaries and thus made his contacts in order to be able to move to San Francisco in the early 1970s , from where he made the leap into the film business.
After Chew edited The Redwoods for the first time on his own initiative, a short documentary, his first cut in the drama Der Dialog received a British Academy Film Award for Best Editing . In particular, for the two movies One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Star Wars , he came for a Oscar nomination and a BAFTA Award, where he, together with Paul Hirsch and Marcia Lucas , 1978 for Star Wars for the Best Editor Award.
Richard Chew has been married to Barbara Dunn since 1969 and has a son with her.
Filmography (selection)
- 1967: The Redwoods
- 1974: Dialogue (The Conversation)
- 1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest)
- 1977: Star Wars (Star Wars)
- 1978: Goin (Goin 'South)
- 1982: A Daredevil in New York (My Favorite Year)
- 1983: Loose business (Risky Business)
- 1985: Creator - The Professor and Sin (Creator)
- 1985: What a Genius (Real Genius)
- 1986: Streets of Gold
- 1987: The Super idiot (Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise)
- 1988: Addict (Clean and Sober)
- 1991: Late for Dinner - A Timeless Love (Late for Dinner)
- 1992: Singles - Lonely Together (Singles)
- 1993: My life for you (My Life)
- 1995: Pecos Bill - An Incredible Adventure in the Wild West (Tall Tale)
- 1995: Waiting to Exhale (Waiting to Exhale)
- 1996: That Thing You Do!
- 1998: A Second Chance (Hope Floats)
- 2000: Shang-High Noon (Shanghai Noon)
- 2001: I am Sam (I am Sam)
- 2004: First Daughter - Date with Obstacles (First Daughter)
- 2005: The New World
- 2006: Bobby
- 2010: Louis
- 2010: The Runaways
- 2010: Your Way (The Way)
- 2018: An Ordinary Hero (The Public)
Awards
- 1976 : Nomination for the best cut by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- 1978 : Award for Best Pattern from Star Wars
- 1975: Award for the best editing by Der Dialog
- 1977: Nomination for the best cut by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- 1979: Nomination for the Best Editing of Star Wars
Web links
- Richard Chew in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- In conversation with Richard Chew & Curt Sobel (part 1 )
- In conversation with Richard Chew & Curt Sobel (Part 2 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Richard Chew on angelfire.com (English), accessed January 3, 2012
- ↑ Michael Kunkes: Cutting with a Conscience on editorsguild.com (English), accessed January 3, 2012
- ↑ Lisa Reardon & Sharon Smith-Holley: Richard Chew Chats by Fireside ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on editorsguild.com March / April 1999, accessed January 3, 2012
- ↑ Richard Chew habla en Genius In Motion on editorunderconstruction.blogspot.com from August 12, 2011, accessed on January 3, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chew, Richard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chew, Richard Franklin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor and Oscar winner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |