Gene Ruggiero
Eugenio "Gene" Ruggiero (born June 20, 1910 in North Hempstead , New York ; † February 19, 2002 in Ogden , Utah ) was an American film editor who once won the Oscar for best editing and the award for the lifetime ( ACE Career Achievement Award ) of the American Cinema Editors received.
Life
Originally from an Italian immigrant family, Ruggiero began his career as an editor in the Hollywood film industry in 1939 for the film Tarzan and his son and worked in the field of film editing in the production of more than seventy films and television series .
At the Academy Awards in 1956 he was nominated together with George Boemler for the Oscar for best editing in the musical film Oklahoma! (1955) by Fred Zinnemann with Gordon MacRae , Gloria Grahame and Gene Nelson in the lead roles .
An Oscar in this category he won in 1957 along with Paul Weatherwax for after the novel Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne created monumental film in 80 days around the world (1956) by directors Michael Anderson and John Farrow with David Niven , Cantinflas and Shirley MacLaine .
In 1994 he received along with Dede Allen of the Guild of American Cinema Editors ( American Cinema Editors ) the award for his life's work ( ACE Career Achievement Award ).
Filmography (selection)
- 1939: Tarzan and his son ( Tarzan Finds a Son! )
- 1939: Ninotschka ( Ninotchka )
- 1940: Rendezvous after closing time ( The Shop Around the Corner )
- 1940: Dr. Kildare: On a Knife's Edge ( Dr. Kildare's Strange Case )
- 1940: Darling, you've changed ( I Love You Again )
- 1940: Dr. Kildare: Fatal Diagnosis ( Dr. Kildare's Crisis )
- 1941: Tarzan's Secret Treasure ( Tarzan's Secret Treasure )
- 1942: Tarzan's New York Adventure ( Tarzan's New York Adventure )
- 1947: Dark Delusion
- 1947: The Song of the Thin Man ( Song of the Thin Man )
- 1949: Kiss at Midnight ( The Midnight Kiss )
- 1949: Carlotta ( The Bribe ) secret operation
- 1950: The Fisherman of Louisiana ( The Toast of New Orleans )
- 1951: The Great Caruso ( The Great Caruso )
- 1953: You are so easy to love ( Easy to Love )
- 1954: Daring Landing ( Men of the Fighting Lady )
- 1954: Alt-Heidelberg ( The Student Prince )
- 1955: Oklahoma!
- 1956: In 80 days around the world ( Around the World in Eighty Days )
- 1956: The Eagle equal ( The Wings of Eagles )
- 1956: Girls without a dowry ( The Catered Affair )
- 1957: Arrivederci Roma
- 1958: Torpedo go! ( Torpedo Run )
- 1959: Tarzan, Lord of the jungle ( Tarzan, the Ape Man )
- 1960: The crook of Baghdad ( Il ladro di Bagdad )
- 1961: Aladdin's Adventure ( Le meraviglie di Aladino )
- 1964: One eats the other
- 1964: The Last Man on Earth
- 1966: Cast A Giant Shadow ( Cast a Giant Shadow )
- 1975: The World Through the Eyes of Children
- 1977: Bloody Whiskey ( Moonshine County Express )
Awards
- 1957 : Oscar for the best cut
- 1994: ACE Career Achievement Award
Web links
- Gene Ruggiero in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Film Lexicon (zweiausendeins.de)
- Gene Ruggiero. In: Zelluloid.de. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016 .
- Entry (filmreporter.de)
- Entry (moviepilot.de)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ruggiero, Gene |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ruggiero, Eugenio (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1910 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | North Hempstead , New York |
DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 2002 |
Place of death | Ogden , Utah |