Boris Vermont
Boris Vermont (born August 3, 1903 in the Russian Empire , † June 25, 1956 in New York City , New York ) was a Russian-born American film producer and film editor who won an Oscar for best short film and again for was nominated for an Oscar in this category.
Life
Originally from Russia, Vermont first worked as editor of the five-minute documentary short film The Tree in a Test Tube with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, directed by Charles McDonald in 1943 . In 1947 he produced the first of three short films with Alaska .
For his second short film, Light in the Window (1952), he was awarded the Oscar for best short film (“One Reel”) at the 1953 Academy Awards . The ten-minute film, directed by Jean Oser , shows something of the art of the Dutch baroque painter Jan Vermeer , as can be seen from the additional title The Art of Vermeer .
With his third and last short film, Vermont was again nominated for the Oscar for best short film (“One Reel”) in 1954 , this time for the short film Joy of Living (1953), also directed by Jean Oser , in which now under the subtitle The Art of Renoir depicts the art of the impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir .
Private
Vermont was married to screenwriter Mildred Barish. The two had a child.
Awards
Web links
- Boris Vermont in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vermont, Boris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian-American film producer and film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 3, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1956 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |