Ralph Kemplen

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Ralph Kemplen (born October 8, 1912 in Palmers Green , London , † April 4, 2004 in London) was a British film editor .

Life

Kemplen was responsible for editing more than 60 films from 1933 to 1982 inclusive . He often worked with the director John Huston .

These include the African Queen (1951), Alexander the Great (1956), The Way Up (1959) with Oscar- winning Simone Signoret , The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961), A man for every season (1966), The Bible (1966) by and with John Huston, The Jackal (1973) and The Odessa Files (1974).

In 1958, Kemplen staged his first and only feature film as a director with the jury of the dead . He also wrote the script.

Kemplen was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Editing category in 1953, 1969 and 1974 . He received the BAFTA Film Award in 1974 for his work on The Jackal . Two times in his career, Kemplen was nominated for an Eddie Award by the American Cinema Editors .

His eldest son Willy Kemplen succeeded his father and also became editor. This was also done by Willy's son Tom Kemplen, who initially worked as 3rd assistant editor on The Life of David Gale and as 2nd assistant editor on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban .

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SURNAME Kemplen, Ralph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British film editor
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Palmers Green , London
DATE OF DEATH April 4, 2004
Place of death London