Alan balm
Alan Howard Balsam (born April 2, 1950 in Los Angeles , California , † November 13, 1992 there ) was an American film editor .
Life
After graduating from California State University, Long Beach in 1972 , Alan Balsam began editing shorter commercials and short films before he was first allowed to work as an assistant editor on the TV documentary Heroes of Rock and Roll in 1979 . Just one year later, he took on the responsibility of editing the comedy Loose Shoes , with Bill Murray in a supporting role, for the first time . This was followed by other comedies such as The Revenge of the Egg Heads , A Very Crazy Summer and Moving - Backward into Chaos .
Alan Balsam died of AIDS on November 13, 1992 . His partner Stephen Schneider then founded the Foundation Alan Balsam Fund , which took care of the experience of AIDS sufferers.
Filmography (selection)
- 1979: Heroes of Rock and Roll
- 1980: Loose Shoes
- 1981: Dead & buried (Dead & Buried)
- 1983: To be or not (To Be or Not to Be)
- 1984: Revenge of the Nerds (Revenge of the Nerds)
- 1985: Lanny turns up (Better Off Dead)
- 1986: One Crazy Summer (One Crazy Summer)
- 1988: Help, I'm an Alien - Doin 'Time on Planet Earth
- 1988: Moving - Backward into Chaos (Moving)
- 1989: Harlem Nights
- 1990: Why me? - Why me? ( Why Me? )
- 1991: Born to Ride
- 1992: A League of Their Own (A League of Their Own) (additional interface)
- 1994: Please report car 54! (Car 54, Where Are You?)
Web links
- Alan Balsam in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alan Balsam. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved July 17, 2011 .
- ↑ TODAY'S FEATURED MOVIE ( memento from September 11, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) on tcmuk.tv, accessed on July 17, 2011.
- ↑ Alan H. Balsam; Film Editor, 42 on nytimes.com, November 20, 1992, accessed July 17, 2011.
- ↑ G'Vanim January / February 2009 ( memento of February 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) at bcc-la.org (English), accessed on July 17, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Balm, Alan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Balsam, Alan Howard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1992 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |