Richard L. Van Enger
Richard L. Van Enger (born June 20, 1914 in New York City , † March 20, 1984 in Burbank , California ) was an American film editor .
Life
Van Enger started working in the field of film editing in 1939 as an assistant editor for Gone With the Wind . From 1942 he worked as an independent editor. Until 1957 he was mainly involved in movies, then until 1978 primarily in television series. In total, he was involved in more than 90 film and television productions. He has worked with the western director Joseph Kane for many years.
In the course of his career he has been nominated four times for the Eddie Award of the American Cinema Editors , three times for the Emmy .
The musical film Earl Carroll Vanities , for which Enger was responsible for editing, was nominated for an Oscar in 1945 in the category "Best Song" . In 1950, Enger was nominated for an Oscar in the "Best Editing" category for his participation in the film You Were Our Comrade .
Filmography (selection)
- 1942: The Possession of Tahiti (The Moon and Sixpence)
- 1942: The men of the Golden West (Heart of the Golden West)
- 1944: Alarm in the Pacific (The Fighting Seabees)
- 1945: Earl Carroll Vanities
- 1945: San Francisco Lilly (Flame of Barbary Coast)
- 1949: You were our comrade (Sands of Iwo Jima)
- 1949: In the Last Second (The Fighting Kentuckian)
- 1950: Fuming guns (Singing Guns)
- 1953: The Rebel of Java (Fair Wind to Java)
- 1953: The Cowboy of San Antone (San Antone)
- 1954: The Last Stand (Sitting Bull)
- 1954: Johnny Guitar - When Women Hate (Johnny Guitar)
- 1955: Post robbery in Central City (Road to Denver)
- 1955: Flame of the Islands
- 1955: A Man alone
- 1955: The Avenger of Silbersee (Timberjack)
- 1955: The Vanishing American
- 1956: Heart of the Golden West
- 1956: Durango Kid - the Avenger (Duel at Apache Wells)
- 1956: The Devil of Colorado (The Maverick Queen)
- 1956: Accused of Murder
- 1957: Flames over the Silbersee (Spoilers of the Forest)
Web links
- Richard L. Van Enger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Van Enger, Richard L. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1914 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1984 |
Place of death | Burbank , California , USA |