John D. Dunning

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John Daniel Dunning (born May 5, 1916 in Los Angeles , † February 25, 1991 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American film editor .

Life

John D. Dunning was from 1947 under contract with MGM as editor, where he henceforth worked with a number of well-known directors, including Richard Thorpe , George Sidney , Mervyn LeRoy and Joseph L. Mankiewicz .

In 1950, Dunning received his first Oscar nomination for Best Editing for William A. Wellman's war film Kesselschlacht ( Battleground , 1949). However, he had to admit defeat to Harry W. Gerstad for Between Women and Ropes ( Champion , 1949). Ten years later, he and Ralph E. Winters received the coveted trophy for William Wyler's award-winning monumental epic Ben Hur ( Ben-Hur , 1959).

In the 1960s, John D. Dunning worked almost exclusively on American television series. In 1970 he retired from show business.

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SURNAME Dunning, John D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dunning, John Daniel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film editor
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH los Angeles
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 1991
Place of death Santa Monica , California