James Lyons (film editor)

Updated on Nov 22, 2023

Edit

Comment

Full Name James K. Lyons		Name James Lyons

Born October 8, 1960 New York, United States Died April 12, 2007(2007-04-12) (aged 46)Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States Occupation Film editor, screenwriter, actor Known for Velvet GoldmineThe Virgin Suicides

James Lyons (October 8, 1960 – April 12, 2007) was an American film editor, screenwriter and actor who frequently collaborated with Todd Haynes. He is probably best known for editing The Virgin Suicides and editing and co-writing Velvet Goldmine. He also had a minor role in 1996 film I Shot Andy Warhol as Billy Name.

He died in Manhattan of squamous cell carcinoma, at the age of 46, after more than a decade of treatment for HIV.

Filmography as editor

Poison (1991)

The Debt (1993)

Late Fall (1994)

Safe (1995)

Ratchet (1996)

Strawberry Fields (1997)

Shooting Porn (1997)

First Love, Last Rites (1997)

Velvet Goldmine (1998)

The Virgin Suicides (1999)

Spring Forward (1999)

The Château (2001)

Prozac Nation (2001)

Far from Heaven (2002)

Ghostlight (2003)

Imaginary Heroes (2004)

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007)

(Text) CC BY-SA