John D. Dunning
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.
Filmography (selection)
- 1947: Bewitching Lips (This Time for Keeps) - Director: Richard Thorpe
- 1947: Shackles of Love (Cass Timberlane) - directed by George Sidney
- 1948: Dr. Johnson's Homecoming - Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- 1948: The Imperfect Lady (Julia Misbehaves) - Director: Jack Conway
- 1949: Kesselschlacht (Battleground) - Directed by William A. Wellman
- 1951: Mississippi Melody (Show Boat) - Director: George Sidney
- 1951: Colorado (Across the Wide Missouri) - Directed by William A. Wellman
- 1952: The Wild North (The Wild North) - Director: Andrew Marton
- 1953: Julius Caesar - Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- 1953: Jump up, march, march! (Take the High Ground!) - Director: Richard Brooks
- 1954: Symphony of the Heart (Rhapsody) - Director: Charles Vidor
- 1954: Betrayed ( Betrayed ) - Director: Gottfried Reinhardt
- 1954: Back in Paris (The Last Time I Saw Paris) - Director: Richard Brooks
- 1955: Interrupted Melody (Interrupted Melody) - Director: Curtis Bernhardt
- 1955: The Tender Trap - Director: Charles Walters
- 1956: The Swan (The Swan) - Director: Charles Vidor
- 1957: The Land of the Rain Tree (Raintree County) - Director: Edward Dmytryk
- 1958: The Brothers Karamazov (The Brothers Karamazov) - Director: Richard Brooks
- 1959: Ben Hur (Ben-Hur) - Director: William Wyler
- 1960: Cimarron - Director: Anthony Mann
Awards
- 1950: An Oscar nomination for Best Editing for Kesselschlacht
- 1969: Oscar in the Best Editing category together with Ralph E. Winters for Ben Hur
Web links
- John D. Dunning in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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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 |