Neil Travis
Herbert Neil Travis (born October 12, 1936 in Los Angeles , California , † March 28, 2012 in Arroyo Grande , California) was an American film editor .
Life
After Neil Travis got his bachelor's degree in arts and theater from UCLA , he tried his hand at the film business and, after his first assistant editor in 1965, helped Billie in films such as The Crook and The Hell We're Thomas Stanford before joining The Traveler in 1970 Executioner was allowed to direct a film editing independently for the first time. His successful career was already beginning in 1977, when he received two Emmy nominations for Roots , one of which he subsequently won. His most frequently nominated and award-winning editing, however, was Dances with Wolf , he not only received a BAFTA Award nomination, but was also awarded the Oscar for Best Film Editing in 1991 .
Neil Travis was a member of the American Cinema Editors . and received the ACE Career Achievement Award for life's work in 2010 .
Herbert Neil Travis died on March 28, 2012, his wife and their son and daughter survived him.
Filmography (selection)
- 1965: Billie (assistant editor)
- 1968: Hell are we ( Hell in the Pacific , assistant editor)
- 1969: Der Gauner ( The Reivers , assistant editor)
- 1970: The Traveling Executioner
- 1971: The Cowboys (The Cowboys)
- 1972: The mountain knows no mercy (Climb an Angry Mountain)
- 1977: Roots
- 1978: Jaws 2 (Jaws 2)
- 1979: Hot Stuff
- 1979: Roots : The Next Generations
- 1980: Idolmaker - The dirty business of show business (The Idolmaker)
- 1980: Die Laughing (Die Laughing)
- 1983: Cujo
- 1983: Marriage with ulterior motives (Second Thoughts)
- 1985: Marie - A True Story (Marie)
- 1984: The Philadelphia Experiment (The Philadelphia Experiment)
- 1987: No Way Out - There is no turning back (No Way Out)
- 1988: Cocktail
- 1988: Hot Paint (Hot Paint)
- 1989: Shannon - His Worst Case (Shannon's Deal)
- 1990: The Dances with Wolves (Dances with Wolves)
- 1991: Deceived (Deceived)
- 1992: The Patriot Games
- 1993: Bopha! - fight for freedom
- 1994: The Cartel (Clear and Present Danger)
- 1996: Moll Flanders
- 1997: On a knife's edge - rivals on the edge (The Edge)
- 1998: Side by Side (Stepmom)
- 1999: The Bicentennial Man
- 2001: Along Came a Spider (Along came a Spider)
- 2002: The stop (The Sum of All Fears)
- 2003: Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines
- 2007: Premonition (Premonition)
Awards
- 1991 : Best Editing - Dances with Wolves
BAFTA Award nominated
- 1992: Best Editing - Dances With Wolves
- 1977: Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series - Roots (Part 1)
nominated
- 1977: Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series - Roots (Part 2)
Web links
- Neil Travis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interview (English) with Neil Travis
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 2012 list of members of the American Cinema Editors on americancinemaeditors.org ( Memento from February 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Film editor Neil Travis dies at 75
- ↑ PASSINGS: Neil Travis, Jack Ellena , latimes.com, accessed April 11, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Travis, Neil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Travis, Herbert Neil (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 2012 |
| Place of death | Arroyo Grande , California |