Gerry Hambling
Gerald James Hambling (born June 14, 1926 in Croydon , Surrey , England , † February 5, 2013 in Burwell , Cambridgeshire ) was a British film editor who was nominated six times for the Oscar for best editing and thus alongside Frederic Knudtson to those who were nominated most often in this category without receiving an Oscar . He was best known for his collaboration with film director Alan Parker . In the course of his career he was responsible for the film editing of over 50 productions . He was also involved in sound design in more than ten films in various functions .
life and work
Hambling started in 1953 at Die Bettleroper in the sound editing department, before he was mainly active as a film editor with the film Dry Rot from the mid- 1950s .
At the 1979 Academy Awards , he was nominated for the Oscar for the best editing for the first time, namely for 12 o'clock at night - Midnight Express (1978). For this film he also received the British Academy Film Award (BAFTA Award) for the best editing for the first time . For Fame - Der Weg zum Ruhm (1980) he was nominated again in 1981 for an Oscar, as well as for the BAFTA Award / Best Editing , and for an "Eddie", the award of the guild of American cinema editors ( American Cinema Editors , ACE).
After a further nomination in 1985 for the British Academy Film Award for editing in Another Country , he received another Oscar nomination in 1989 for Mississippi Burning - Die Wurzel des Hasses (1988) and won an "Eddie" as well as an "Eddie" in 1989 for editing this film also in 1990 the BAFTA Award.
He received the next BAFTA Award in 1992 for editing The Commitments (1991) and was nominated for an Oscar in this category again in 1992 . For In the Name of the Father (1993) there were further nominations for an Oscar and an "Eddie" in 1994 .
The film he edited in Evita (1996) received another nomination at the 1997 Academy Awards, as well as the BAFTA Award and the "Eddie".
1998 Gerry Hambling received from the ( American Cinema Editors ) the award for his life's work ( ACE Career Achievement Award ).
Other well-known films that Hambling worked on as editor were: Moses - The Legislator (1975), Bugsy Malone (1976), Birdy (1984), Absolute Beginners (1986), Angel Heart (1987), Welcome to Wellville (1994), White Squall (1996), The Boxer (1997), Talk of Angels (1998), My Mother's Ashes (1999), and The Life of David Gale (2002).
In the course of his career he worked alongside Alan Parker with film directors such as Nick Hamm , Ridley Scott , Julien Temple , Jim Sheridan , Gianfranco De Bosio and Marek Kanievska .
Filmography (selection)
- 1958: Midnight visit (The Whole Truth)
- 1961: The Kitchen
- 1963: Bed Laughter (A Stitch in Time)
- 1966: A Blind Chicken ... (Press for Time)
- 1975: Moses (Moses, the Lawgiver)
- 1976: Bugsy Malone
- 1978: 12 noon - Midnight Express (Midnight Express)
- 1980: Fame - The Road to Fame (Fame)
- 1982: You or Both (Shoot the Moon)
- 1982: The Wall
- 1984: Another Country
- 1984: Birdy
- 1986: Absolute Beginners - Junge Helden (Absolute Beginners)
- 1987: Angel Heart
- 1987: Bill Cosby - The Super Cannon (Leonard Part 6)
- 1988: Mississippi Burning - The Root of Hate (Mississippi Burning)
- 1990: Come See the Paradise (Come See the Paradise)
- 1991: The Commitments (The Commitments)
- 1992: City of Joy
- 1993: In the Name of the Father
- 1994: Welcome to Wellville (The Road to Wellville)
- 1996: White Squall (White Squall)
- 1996: Evita
- 1997: The Boxer (The Boxer)
- 1998: Talk of Angels
- 1999: My Mother 's Ashes (Angela's Ashes)
- 2003: The Life of David Gale (The Life of David Gale)
Web links
- Gerry Hambling in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hambling, Gerry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hambling, Gerald James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Croydon , Surrey , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th February 2013 |
| Place of death | Burwell , Cambridgeshire |