Harold F. Kress

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Harold F. Kress (born June 26, 1913 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , † September 18, 1999 in Palm Desert , California ) was an American film editor .

Life

Harold F. Kress was one of Hollywood's most successful editors; so he was able to win two Academy Awards for best film editing . His son Carl Kress also worked as an editor and, together with his father, won an Oscar for the film Flammendes Inferno .

He began his career in 1939 when he first worked as an editor for the film Irrwege der Liebe . He has worked with a wide variety of directors, including John Frankenheimer and Victor Fleming .

In 1945 Kress made his debut as a director with the short film Watchtower Over Tomorrow . In the same year, another short film, Purity Squad , was made, which thematically dealt with drug education. It was only with his third film from 1951 that Kress made his first feature film. Also in 1951 he directed Lassie and the Gold Diggers , a year later he made his last film as a director, Apache War Smoke .

After the 1978 horror film The Deadly Swarm , Harold F. Kress retired from the film business.

Filmography (selection)

Awards (selection)

Oscar

Won:

  • 1963: That was the Wild West
  • 1975: Flaming inferno

Nominated:

  • 1942: doctor and demon
  • 1943: Mrs. Miniver
  • 1947: The wilderness is calling
  • 1973: Poseidon's journey into hell

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personal data
SURNAME Kress, Harold F.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film editor
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States
DATE OF DEATH September 18, 1999
Place of death Palm Desert , California , United States