George White (film editor)
George White (born August 20, 1911 in Los Angeles , California , † February 15, 1998 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles, California) was an American film editor who was once nominated for an Oscar for best editing.
Life
White began his career as an editor in the Hollywood film industry in 1936 for the short film No Place Like Rome with Frank Albertson and Suzanne Kaaren, directed by Reginald Le Borg . During his career, which lasted until 1967, he was responsible for editing almost sixty productions.
At the Academy Awards in 1948 , White was nominated for an Oscar for best editing for the Victor Saville- directed drama Typhoon (Grand Dolphin Street, 1947) starring Lana Turner , Richard Hart and Van Heflin .
Together with Phil Victor , he also directed a film , the 1957 mystery film My Gun Is Quick , in which Robert Bray , Whitney Blake and Patricia Donahue played the leading roles.
His daughter is the actress Denise Winsor , whose children Holly Winsor works as art director and production designer and Christopher Winsor also works as an actor. His great-nephew Joshua Brian Pierce also works in the film industry as a production assistant.
Filmography (selection)
- 1943: Bataan
- 1945: Vacation for Love (The Clock)
- 1946: In the network of passions (alternative title: The bill without the host, original title: The Postman Always Rings Twice , 1946)
- 1947: Typhoon (Grand Dolphin Street)
- 1949: Lassie in Need (Challenge to Lassie)
- 1950: the predator is on the loose! (The Reformer and the Redhead)
- 1953: Naked Violence (The Naked track)
- 1953: You and no other (Dream Wife)
- 1953: curtain up! (The Band Wagon)
- 1954: The Silver Chalice (The Silver Chalice)
- 1955: A City Goes Through Hell (The Phenix City Story)
- 1956: The First Texan
- 1956: The Canyon River
- 1957: The Monte Carlo Story (Monte Carlo)
- 1958: Men Who Die in Boots (Man from God's Country)
- 1958: Jonny only shoots left (Gunsmoke in Tucson)
- 1958: In the jungle of the big city (Johnny Rocco)
- 1959: King of the Wild Stallions
- 1960: Saipan raid party (Hell to Eternity)
- 1961: The Dancing Gangster (The George Raft Story)
- 1963: Gunslingers of Wyoming (Cattle King)
- 1965: SS-X-7 - Panic in Space (Mutiny in Outer Space)
- 1967: The Merciless Ride (A Time for Killing)
Web links
- George White in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | White, George |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1911 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |
DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1998 |
Place of death | Woodland Hills , Los Angeles, California |