Charles L. Freeman

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Charles L. Freeman (born August 21, 1908 in California , † April 10, 2001 in Sherman Oaks , California) was an American film editor and special effects artist , who won an Oscar in the category "Best Special Effects" for the fantasy film Jenny in 1949 has been.

Life

Freemans first attracted attention with the 1944 war film When you said goodbye with Claudette Colbert , Jennifer Jones , Joseph Cotten and Shirley Temple , for which he was responsible for sound editing. This was followed by the Western Duel in the Sun (1946) by King Vidor , in which Jones and Cotten played leading roles.

His involvement in his next film, the fantasy romance , Jenny , also Jennie - A Portrait of a Love , by William Dieterle , again with Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten, won Freeman an Oscar in the category "Best Special Effects". The award also went to colleagues Paul Eagler , J. McMillan Johnson , Clarence Slifer , Russell Shearman and James G. Stewart .

In the following years, Freeman turned now, as a film editor active, enhanced television series and television films too, so among other things the drama series Telephone Time and the crime series Naked City , for which he with a Primetime 1962 Emmy for his outstanding work in the field interface assembly has been awarded and received an Emmy nomination the following year.

The drama series Peyton Place , which was awarded three Golden Globes , took a not inconsiderable place in his work with 80 episodes in which Freeman was involved between 1965 and 1969. The 1972 action war drama Fireball Forward , which won a Primetime Emmy, is also part of Freeman's work. He made his last work for the television film Dangerous Reputation with Peter Graves and Diana Muldaur .

Filmography

as a film editor, unless otherwise stated

  • 1944: As you said goodbye (Since You Went Away) - sound editing
  • 1946: Duel in der Sonne (Duel in the Sun) - special effects and sound editing
  • 1948: Jenny (Portrait of Jennie) - sound editing
  • 1954, 1955: Passport to Danger (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1955: SOS! Fly forward! (Battle Taxi)
  • 1956–1958: Telephone Time (TV series, 33 episodes)
  • 1957: Fight for the Title (short film)
  • 1958: The Rough Rider - Strand of Wire (TV series)
  • 1958–1959: Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series, 8 episodes)
  • 1959: Dangerous Experiments - Sphere of No Return (TV series)
  • 1960–1963: Merciless City ( Naked City ; TV series, 57 episodes)
  • 1963: Explosive Squad Leather Neck (Operation Bikini) - technical advice
  • 1965–1969: Peyton Place (TV series, 80 episodes)
  • 1969–1970: Lancer (Western series, 8 episodes)
  • 1972: Fireball Forward (TV movie)
  • 1972: Hawaii Five-Zero ( Hawaii Five-0 , TV series, 4 episodes)
  • 1973: Dangerous Reputation (TV movie)

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • 1962: Winner of the Emmy "For Outstanding Achievement in Editing" for Naked City (1958)
    with Hugh Chaloupka, Aaron Nibley, Harry Coswick and Jack Gleason
  • 1963: Nominated for an Emmy for Naked City
    with Hugh Chaloupka and Aaron Nibley

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ also worked under the names Charles Freeman , Chuck Freeman
  2. ↑ Russell Shearman in the IMDb - Internet Movie Database (English)
  3. ↑ The 21st Academy Awards | 1949 at oscars.org (English)
personal data
SURNAME Freeman, Charles L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film editor and special effects artist
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH California , United States
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 2001
Place of death Sherman Oaks , California , United States