Peter E. Berger
Peter Edward Berger (born May 30, 1944 in Los Angeles , California , † September 22, 2011 in Calabasas , California) was an American film editor who has so far edited most Star Trek films and in 1988 with an Oscar nomination for best Cut was considered.
Life
Peter Edward Berger was born in Los Angeles as the son of the US editor Fred W. Berger . After doing his military service in Korea during the Vietnam War , he studied at UCLA and started working in the editing department at NBC , where he edited spots for television shows. Before he was responsible for editing his first film with the action film Hot Potato , he assisted Michael Kahn on films such as The Savage Is Loose and The Devil's Rain . It was also Kahn with whom Berger shared his greatest success in his career, as they both received an Academy Award nomination for Best Editing and the British Academy Film Award for Best Editing for the joint editing of A Fateful Affair .
Also, Peter E. Berger is the editor behind Star Trek IV: Back to the Present , Star Trek V: At the Edge of the Universe , Star Trek: Generations Meet , Star Trek: First Contact, and Star Trek: Insurrection Most Star Trek movies cut.
On September 22, 2011, Berger died of leukemia after a serious illness, leaving behind his wife, a son and a daughter, and five grandchildren.
Filmography (selection)
- 1974: The Savage Is Loose
- 1975: The Devil's Rain
- 1976: Hot Potato
- 1980: Divorce once, please! (The Last Married Couple in America)
- 1981: A Monday in October (First Monday in October)
- 1981: My dear bad mother (Mommie Dearest)
- 1980: Tracy meets God (Oh, God! Book II)
- 1986: Star Trek IV: Back to the Present (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
- 1987: A Fatal Affair (Fatal Attraction)
- 1987 sub-zero (Less Than Zero)
- 1988: The Price of Feelings (The Good Mother)
- 1989: Star Trek V: On the Edge of the Universe (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
- 1991: I Want for Christmas (All I Want for Christmas)
- 1992: Stay Tuned
- 1993: Hocus Pocus
- 1994: Holy Days (Holy Matrimony)
- 1994: Star Trek Generations (Star Trek Generations)
- 1996: The Lawnmower Man 2 - Beyond Cyberspace (Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace)
- 1996: An Animal Trio (Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco)
- 1996: Star Trek: First Contact
- 1997: Metro - negotiating is a matter of nerves (Metro)
- 1997: Red Corner - Labyrinth with no way out (Red Corner)
- 1998: Star Trek: Insurrection
- 2001: Save the Last Dance
- 2002: Clockstoppers
- 2002: Like Mike
- 2004: Garfield : The Movie
- 2005: Coach Carter
- 2007: 88 minutes (88 minutes)
- 2007: Alvin and the Chipmunks - The Movie (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
- 2009: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Awards
- 1988 : Nomination for Best Editing of A Fateful Affair
- 1989: Award for Best Editing of A Fatal Affair
Web links
- Peter E. Berger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter E. Berger on radaris.com (English), accessed on January 7, 2012
- ^ Peter E. Berger on tributes.com (English), accessed on January 7, 2012
- ↑ a b Editor Peter E. Berger this on variety.com from October 17, 2011 (English), accessed on January 7, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berger, Peter E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berger, Peter Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 2011 |
| Place of death | Calabasas , California, United States |