LeRoy Stone
LeRoy Stone (born January 5, 1894 in San Francisco , California , † September 15, 1949 in Santa Monica , California) was an American film editor who was nominated for an Oscar for best editing.
Life
Stone began his career in film editing in the Hollywood film industry in 1916 , in the silent film Civilization , directed by Reginald Barker , Thomas H. Ince and other directors , starring Howard C. Hickman , Enid Markey and Lola May . In the early 1920s he also wrote the scripts for the two films Skin Deep (1922) and Eyes of the Forest (1923). He worked as an editor in the production of more than sixty films until his death.
At the Oscar ceremony in 1945 Stone was for the Oscar for Best Editing nomination, namely for by Leo McCarey staged feature film Going My Way (Going My Way, 1944), where Bing Crosby , Barry Fitzgerald and Frank McHugh played the leading roles.
Filmography (selection)
- 1916: Civilization
- 1925: He should be your master ... ( The Talker )
- 1925: The Woman Who Lied ( The Lady Who Song )
- 1929: Cilly ( Sally )
- 1932: If I Had a Million ( If I Had a Million )
- 1933: The Marx Brothers at War ( Duck Soup )
- 1936: World champion of all things (alternative title: Cold milk and hot fists, The Milky Way )
- 1937: No place for parents ( Make Way for Tomorrow )
- 1938: Escaped across the border ( The Texans )
- 1941: Marriage Posse ( Skylark )
- 1943: Riding High
- 1944: The Road to Happiness ( Going My Way )
- 1946: The sky is blue ( Blue Skies )
- 1946: Everything goes better with singing ( Welcome stranger )
- 1947: Girls for Hollywood ( Variety Girl )
- 1948: Playing with Death ( The Big Clock )
- 1949: death trap of Chicago ( Chicago Deadline )
Web links
- LeRoy Stone in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stone, LeRoy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Francisco , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1949 |
| Place of death | Santa Monica , California |