Name Paul Weatherwax | Role Film Editor | |
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Died September 13, 1960, West Hollywood, California, United States Movies Star Spangled Rhythm, Vendetta Awards Academy Award for Best Film Editing Similar People Lionel Lindon, Malvin Wald, William H Daniels, William Alland, Albert Maltz | ||
"The Naked City" winning a Film Editing Oscar®
Paul John Weatherwax (July 8, 1900 – September 13, 1960) was an American film editor, and two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
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Weatherwax was born in Sturgis, Michigan, began his editing career in silent films in 1928, and over his career edited about 85 films. His final credit, 1961's A Raisin in the Sun, was selected for preservation in the United States of America National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" in 2005.
He also assisted, although uncredited, on the direction of Star Spangled Rhythm in 1945 and Vendetta in 1950.
He died in West Hollywood, California and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Partial filmography
Weatherwax's films include:
References
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