Peter Zinner
Peter Zinner (born July 24, 1919 in Vienna , † November 13, 2007 in Santa Monica , California ) was an Austrian-American film editor .
Life
Peter Zinner graduated from Theresianum in 1937. Due to his Jewish origins, he had to emigrate with his parents in 1938 and came to Los Angeles via the Philippines in 1940 , where he initially worked as a taxi driver and as a piano player in silent film cinemas. In 1960 Zinner founded his own film editing company and later taught his daughter the craft.
1979 got Zinner the Academy Award for Best Editing for The Deer Hunter (The Deer Hunter) . Other well-known films in which Zinner helped as editor were The Godfather (1972), The Godfather - Part II (1974) and A Star Is Born (1976). As an actor, he was in the film The Hunt for Red October by John McTiernan to see.
In 1959 Zinner married Christa, an artist of German origin. Their daughter Katina Zinner (* 1961) also works as an editor.
Filmography (selection)
- 1966: The Feared Four (The Professionals)
- 1967: In Cold Blood (In Cold Blood)
- 1969: The red tent (Krasnaja palatka)
- 1970: Darling Lili
- 1972: The Godfather (The Godfather)
- 1974: The Godfather - Part II (The Godfather Part II)
- 1975: Mahogany (Mahogany)
- 1976: A Star Is Born
- 1978: Those Who Go Through Hell (The Deer Hunter)
- 1982: An Officer and a Gentleman
- 1983: The Winds of War ( The Winds of War , Miniseries)
- 1992: Fists - You have to fight for your rights (Gladiator)
- 1997: The Hawking Affair (Motel Blue)
- 2000: Dirty Pictures
- 2001: The Wannsee Conference (Conspiracy)
Web links
- Peter Zinner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary in the New York Times
- Kleine Zeitung: Oscar winner Peter Zinner died at the age of 88 . Archived from the original on November 18, 2007.
Individual evidence
- ^ Announcements of the Association of Former Theresianists ( Memento of July 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), October 2008.
- ^ Oscar winner Peter Zinner has died , derStandard.at, November 17, 2007
- ↑ http://www.christazinner.net/html/bio.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zinner, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austro-American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 2007 |
| Place of death | Santa Monica , California |