Alan Osbiston
Alan Osbiston (born May 7, 1914 in Sydney , † 1971 in Twickenham , Middlesex ) was an Australian - British film editor .
Life
Osbiston began his career as an editor in the early 1940s. At first he was involved in a few short films, some of which he directed himself in 1942/43. Feature films followed from 1946. Up to and including 1970 he was involved in more than 40 productions in the field of film editing .
In the 1950s he worked with Guy Hamilton on several films .
For his work on The Guns of Navarone , he was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Editing in 1962 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1954: An inspector arrives (An Inspector Calls)
- 1955: The End of the Affair (The End of the Affair)
- 1955: suicide mission (The Cockleshell Heroes)
- 1956: Zarak Khan (Zarak)
- 1957: In the Last Hour (Time Without Pity)
- 1957: Manuela
- 1958: Froschmann Crabb (The Silent Enemy)
- 1959: The Devil's Disciple
- 1959: High Treason with Obstacles (A Touch of Larceny)
- 1960: Der Komödiant (The Entertainer)
- 1961: The Guns of Navarone (The Guns of Navarone)
- 1962: The Road to Hong Kong (Road to Hong Kong)
- 1963: The winners (The Victors)
- 1965: Lord Jim
- 1965: Spies among themselves (The Dirty Game)
- 1965: Last Greetings from Uncle Joe (The Wrong Box)
- 1966: The Night of the Generals (The Night of the Generals)
- 1967: The Billion Dollar Brain
- 1968: Play Dirty (Play Dirty)
- 1969: 2 goes through 3 are not (Three Into Two Will not Go)
Web links
- Alan Osbiston in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Osbiston, Alan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian-British film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney , Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1971 |
| Place of death | Twickenham , Middlesex , England |