Occupation Film editor Name Francis Lyon | Role Film director Siblings Earle Lyon | |
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Born July 29, 1905 ( 1905-07-29 ) Bowbells, North Dakota Died October 8, 1996, Green Valley, Arizona, United States Spouse Anna B. Coursen (m. 1935–1996) Books Twists of Fate: An Oscar Winner's International Career Movies The Great Locomotive Chase, Cult of the Cobra, Destination Inner Space, The Oklahoman, Gunsight Ridge Similar People Faith Domergue, Eddie Firestone, John Lupton, Jeff York, Joel McCrea | ||
Francis D. "Pete" Lyon (July 29, 1905 – October 8, 1996) was an American film director, television director, and film editor. He and Robert Parrish were co-recipients of the Academy Award for Film Editing for the 1947 film, Body and Soul.
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Biography
Lyon was born in Bowbells, North Dakota. He moved to California to attend UCLA. After graduation, he moved to England to begin his career in film. He returned to the US and from the early 1930s to the 1950s, Lyon was exclusively an editor, except for one uncredited acting role in 1932. He worked on 29 films as an assistant editor or editor, including The Men in Her Life (1941), Body and Soul (1947) and The Young and The Brave (1963). He moved on to directing, and co-founded United Pictures Corporation in 1966. He was credited on more than 20 additional films before retiring from the entertainment industry in 1970.
In 1993, Lyon published a memoir entitled Twists of Fate: An Oscar Winner's International Career.
Lyon died on 8 October 1996, in Green Valley, Arizona.
Acting role
Editing work
Director (feature films)
Director (television series)
Lyon received director credit on 42 episodes of 17 different US television series in the period from 1952 to 1964, plus being credited as the director of the first year's production (25 episodes) of the Walt Disney production The Adventures of Spin and Marty.