Robert Kern
Robert James Kern (born March 29, 1885 in Iowa , † May 30, 1972 in Orange , California ) was an American film editor .
Life
Robert Kern began his film editing career in the early 1920s. The film In Golden Chains , shot in 1934 , marked the first collaboration with director Clarence Brown , and many other joint projects followed. Two other directors Kern worked with frequently were WS Van Dyke and Robert Z. Leonard .
Robert Kern was awarded an Oscar the following year for the children's film Little Girl, Big Heart , made in 1944. He had received his first nomination for this award in 1936 for the film David Copperfield .
His last work as editor was in 1952 with the film drama Schiff ohne Heimat , after which he retired.
Filmography (selection)
- 1933: The Prizefighter and the Lady (The Prizefighter and the Lady)
- 1934: The Thin Man (The Thin Man)
- 1934: In golden chains (Chained)
- 1934: cry of the harried (Viva Villa!)
- 1935: David Copperfield
- 1935: Anna Karenina
- 1937: Night Must Fall
- 1937: Naval Cadets (Navy Blue and Gold)
- 1937: Tarantella (The Firefly)
- 1938: Marie-Antoinette (Marie Antoinette)
- 1938: Sweethearts
- 1939: The Women (The Women)
- 1939: Dr. Kildare: Under Suspicion (Calling Dr. Kildare)
- 1939: Idiot's Delight
- 1940: Pride and Prejudice (Pride and Prejudice)
- 1940: The Miraculous Rescue (Strange Cargo)
- 1940: Flight Command
- 1941: When Ladies Meet
- 1941: The Last Bandit (Billy the Kid)
- 1941: The Shadow of the Thin Man (Shadow of the Thin Man)
- 1942: Tennessee Johnson
- 1944: The White Cliffs of Dover
- 1944: Little Girl, Big Heart (National Velvet)
- 1946: The Legacy (The Green Years)
- 1947: Endless is the prairie (The Sea of Grass)
- 1947: Clara Schumann's great love (Song of Love)
- 1949: Intruder in the Dust ( Intruder in the Dust )
- 1949: The Secret Garden (The Secret Garden)
- 1950: Witches Cauldron (Crisis)
- 1952: Ship without a home (Plymouth Adventure)
Web links
- Robert Kern in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kern, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kern, Robert J .; Kern, Robert James (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iowa , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1972 |
| Place of death | Orange , California |