Frederic Knudtson
Frederic Knudtson (born April 9, 1906 in North Dakota , † February 15, 1964 in Los Angeles ) was an American film editor .
Life
Frederic Knudtson gained his first experience in 1932 at RKO Pictures as an assistant editor for George Cukor's film What Price Hollywood . In the 1930s and 1940s it was used in numerous B-films , including 1938 in the RKO western The Renegade Ranger with George O'Brien and Rita Hayworth . Only after the Second World War was he entrusted with large-scale productions.
In 1950 Knudtson received his first of six Academy Award nominations for Best Editing for Ted Tetzlaff's thriller The Unheimliche Fenster ( The Window , 1949). For the film drama ... and not as a stranger ( Not as a Stranger , 1955) he worked with director Stanley Kramer for the first time . Several other joint films followed, for which Knudtson was nominated for an Oscar, including the star-studded drama The Judgment of Nuremberg ( Judgment at Nuremberg , 1961).
Filmography (selection)
- 1937: The Soldier and the Lady
- 1938: The Renegade Ranger
- 1947: Love is not that simple (The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer)
- 1949: The Window (The Window)
- 1951: A Kind of Woman (His Kind of Woman)
- 1952: Angel Face (Angel Face)
- 1955: ... and not as a stranger (Not as a Stranger)
- 1956: Towards the Sun (Run for the Sun)
- 1957: Pride and the Passion (The Pride and the Passion)
- 1958: Escape in Chains (The Defiant Ones)
- 1959: On the Beach (On the Beach)
- 1960: Inherit the Wind (Inherit the Wind)
- 1961: The Judgment at Nuremberg
- 1961: A Charming Impostor (The Great Impostor)
- 1963: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad , Mad World (It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World)
Awards
Oscar
Nomination for Best Editing
- 1950: The Window ( The Window )
- 1959: Escape in Chains ( The Defiant Ones )
- 1960: On the Beach ( On the Beach )
- 1961: Inherit the Wind ( Inherit the Wind )
- 1962: Judgment at Nuremberg ( Judgment at Nuremberg )
- 1964: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (with Robert C. Jones and Gene Fowler Jr. )
Eddie Award
- 1962: A nomination for the American Cinema Editors' Eddie Award for The Judgment of Nuremberg
- 1962: An American Cinema Editors Eddie Award nomination for A Totally, Totally Mad World (with Robert C. Jones and Gene Fowler Jr.)
Web links
- Frederic Knudtson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knudtson, Frederic |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North Dakota |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1964 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |