Philip William Anderson
Philip William Anderson (born June 23, 1915 - March 27, 1980 in Granada Hills , California ) was an American film editor .
Life
Anderson began his career as an editor in 1939. Until 1946 he was only involved in short films. This was followed by a break of several years in which he was not involved in any production. From 1955 up to and including 1971, Anderson was then mainly active as an editor of cinema films. In total, he was responsible for editing more than 60 productions.
He worked with director Mervyn LeRoy on several films .
Anderson was nominated three times for an Oscar in the category Best Editing . The first time in 1957 together with his colleagues William Hornbeck and Fred Bohanan for the film Giants , the following year a second nomination followed for Sayonara together with Arthur P. Schmidt and the last time in 1962 for The Marriage of Her Parents Announce . For the latter film, he received an Eddie Award from the American Cinema Editors .
Filmography (selection)
- 1940: Quicker'n a Wink (short film)
- 1941: Army Champions (short film)
- 1942: Marines in the Making (short film)
- 1943: Seeing Hands (short film)
- 1944: Movie Pests (short film)
- 1956 giant (Giant)
- 1957: Sayonara
- 1958: Before Night Falls (Home before Dark)
- 1958: Knife on the throat (Westbound)
- 1959: FBI secret agent (The FBI Story)
- 1960: Frankie and his cronies (Ocean's Eleven)
- 1961: 1000 miles to Yokohama (A Majority of One)
- 1961: Announce the marriage of their parents (The Parent Trap)
- 1962: Gypsy - Queen of the Night (Gypsy)
- 1963: Stronger Than Hatred (One Man's Way)
- 1965: The Shot (Moment to Moment)
- 1965: The Night of the Grizzly
- 1967: The Sweet Ride
- 1968: Tenderly the trap snaps shut (How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life)
- 1970: A man whom they called horse (A Man Called Horse)
Web links
- Philip William Anderson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Anderson, Philip William |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1915 |
DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1980 |
Place of death | Granada Hills , California |