Gerald B. Greenberg
Gerald B. Greenberg (born July 29, 1936 in New York City , † December 22, 2017 in Santa Monica ) was an American film editor who could look back on a career of over 45 years in which he made films like Kramer versus Kramer , Time of Awakening and American History X cut.
Life
Greenberg began his career in music editing in 1960. He took his first steps in film editing in 1963 as Dede Allen's assistant in Elia Kazan's The Unconquerables . This was followed by a longer collaboration with Dede Allen, for which he was allowed to cut individual sequences with Bonnie and Clyde in 1967 . His debut as chief editor came in 1968 with Sidney Lumet's Bye Bye Braverman .
In 1971 he received the Oscar for Best Film Editing for his work on Focal Point Brooklyn . In 1980 he received two Academy Award nominations for the films Apocalypse Now and Kramer versus Kramer . He briefly collaborated on several films with director Brian De Palma . He not only cut today's cult films like Scarface and The Untouchables for him , but also Dressed to Kill and Death Comes Twice .
Gerald B. Greenberg was a member of the American Cinema Editors .
Filmography (selection)
- 1966: Steps into the past (Τα σκαλοπάτια)
- 1968: Bye Bye Braverman
- 1968: Roses for the Lady (The Subject Was Roses)
- 1969: Die Harten und die Zarten (The Boys in the Band)
- 1971: The Wrong Sherlock Holmes (They Might Be Giants)
- 1971: Focal Point Brooklyn (The French Connection)
- 1973: Harley Davidson 344 (Electra Glide in Blue)
- 1974: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three stops the subway 123's death ride
- 1975: Duel on the Missouri (The Missouri Breaks)
- 1979: Apocalypse Now
- 1979: Kramer vs. Kramer (Kramer vs. Kramer)
- 1980: Dressed to Kill
- 1980: Heaven's Gate - Heaven's Gate
- 1982: Still of the Night (Still of the Night)
- 1983: Scarface - Toni, the scar face (Scarface)
- 1984: Death Comes Twice (Body Double)
- 1986: Mercy (No Mercy)
- 1986: Wise Guys - Two Super Plums in the Underworld (Wise Guys)
- 1987: The Untouchables (The Untouchables)
- 1988: Accused (The Accused)
- 1989: Detroit City - A Crazy Job (Collision Course)
- 1989: National Lampoon (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation)
- 1990: Awakenings (Awakenings)
- 1991: For the Boys - Days of Fame, Days of Love (For the Boys)
- 1992: The Outsider (School Ties)
- 1998: American History X
- 2000: Get Carter - The Truth Hurts (Get Carter)
- 2000: dream couples (duets)
- 2001: Angel Eyes
- 2002: 24 hours of fear (trapped)
- 2003: Down the House (Bringing Down the House)
- 2006: Invincible - The Dream of a Lifetime (Invincible)
- 2009: The divine Mister Faber (Arlen Faber)
- 2010: Privileged
- 2015: Point Break
Awards
- 1972 : Best Editing - French Connection - Focal Point Brooklyn
- 1980 : Best Editing - Apocalypse Now (nominated)
- 1980 : Best editing - Kramer versus Kramer (nominated)
- 1973: Best Editing - French Connection - Focal Point Brooklyn
- 1980: Best Editing - Apocalypse Now (nominated)
- 1981: Best editing - Kramer versus Kramer (nominated)
Web links
- Gerald B. Greenberg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jerry Greenberg, Oscar-Winning Editor Of 'The French Connection,' Dies at 81 , The Hollywood Reporter , December 23, 2017
- ↑ List of members of the American Cinema Editors in (English) , accessed on October 19, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greenberg, Gerald B. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Greenberg, Jerry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22nd December 2017 |
| Place of death | Santa Monica |