Frank Morriss
Frank E. Morriss (born September 15, 1927 in Texas - † July 3, 2013 in Northridge , California ) was an American film editor .
life and career
Frank Morriss graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1946 and began studying at Santa Monica College after two semesters at the University of Oregon .
Morriss' work as a freelance editor began in 1966 with the editing of the television series Laredo and ran for several years until the late 1970s . He was also responsible for editing Steven Spielberg's duel . With his first foray into the cinema business, in 1973 with Der große Coup , he received his first major film award nomination , namely the BAFTA Award nomination. From the beginning of the 80s to the end of the 90s , Morriss concentrated completely on the cinema business and only turned back to television in the last few years. During his time in the cinema, he worked successfully for many years as the trunk editor of John Badham, editing films such as A Bird on a Wire , code name: Nina and The Flying Eye , for which he received his first Oscar nomination for best editing in 1984 . He received his second and so far last Oscar nomination the following year for Robert Zemecki's Hunting for the Green Diamond .
Filmography (selection)
- 1966: Laredo (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1968–1969: Your appearance, Al Mundy (It Takes a Thief) (TV series, 15 episodes)
- 1970: Always in fear (Hauser's Memory)
- 1971: Duel (Duel)
- 1973: The Big Coup (Charley Varrick)
- 1980: Max's Bar (Inside Moves)
- 1981: Isn't that my life? (Whose Life Is It Anyway?)
- 1983: The Flying Eye (Blue Thunder)
- 1984: The Hunt for the Green Diamond (Romancing the Stone)
- 1985: The Winners - American Flyers (American Flyers)
- 1986: Number 5 is alive! (Short circuit)
- 1988: Hot to Trot (Hot to Trot)
- 1989: All hell breaks loose in the vault (Disorganized Crime)
- 1990: Bird on a Wire (Bird on a Wire)
- 1991: The Hard Way (The Hard Way)
- 1993: Code name: Nina (Point of No Return)
- 1993: Another Stakeout (Another Stakeout)
- 1994: Drop Zone
- 1995: Against Time (Nick of Time)
- 1999: Rider on Scorched Earth (The Jack Bull)
- 2000: Merciless Duel (The Last Debate)
- 2002: Footprints in Death (My Brother's Keeper)
Awards
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Oscar
- 1984 : Best Editing - The Flying Eye (nominated)
- 1985 : Best Cut - On the Hunt for the Green Diamond (nominated)
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BAFTA Award
- 1974: Best Editing - The Great Coup (nominated)
Web links
- Frank Morris in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Beverly Hills High School Hall of Fame (PDF; 7.7 MB) bhhs.bhusd.org . P. 7. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Morriss, Frank |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morriss, Frank E. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1927 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Texas |
DATE OF DEATH | 3rd July 2013 |
Place of death | Northridge , California |