Robert Kern

Robert Kern

Known for: Editing
Biography: 1885-03-29
Deathday: 1972-05-30 (87 years old)

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Biography

Robert James Kern (March 29, 1885 – May 30, 1972) was an American film editor with more than sixty feature film credits. He is known for editing National Velvet (1944), which won him the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. National Velvet was one of thirteen films that Kern edited with director Clarence Brown. He also made seven films with director W. S. Van Dyke, including three of the Thin Man series. Kern was nominated for the Academy Award for David Copperfield (1935), which was directed by George Cukor.

His brother, Hal C. Kern, was also a film editor. As of 2017, they are the only instance of two brothers both winning an Academy Award for Best Editing. Hal Kern won for Gone with the Wind (1939).

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Filmography

all 53

Movies 52

Producer 1

TV Shows 1

Producer
Sexy Laundry

Sexy Laundry (2015)

Movie
Editor
Laverne & Shirley

Laverne & Shirley (1976)

TV
5
Editor
Plymouth Adventure

Plymouth Adventure (1952)

Movie
Editor
Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield (1951)

Movie
Editor
To Please a Lady

To Please a Lady (1950)

Movie
Editor
Crisis

Crisis (1950)

Movie
Editor
The Outriders

The Outriders (1950)

Movie
Editor
Intruder in the Dust

Intruder in the Dust (1949)

Movie
Editor
Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime (1949)

Movie
Editor
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (1949)

Movie
Editor
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers (1948)

Movie
Editor
Song of Love

Song of Love (1947)

Movie
Editor
The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass (1947)

Movie
Editor
The Green Years

The Green Years (1946)

Movie
5
Editor
Week-End at the Waldorf

Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)

Movie
Editor
National Velvet

National Velvet (1945)

Movie
Editor
The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

Movie
6
Editor
I Dood It

I Dood It (1943)

Movie
Editor
Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson (1942)

Movie
Editor
Her Cardboard Lover

Her Cardboard Lover (1942)

Movie
Editor
Born to Sing

Born to Sing (1942)

Movie
Editor
Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

Movie
5.36
Editor
When Ladies Meet

When Ladies Meet (1941)

Movie
Editor
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid (1941)

Movie
Editor
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice (1940)

Movie
Editor
Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo (1940)

Movie
Editor
The Women

The Women (1939)

Movie
Editor
Calling Dr. Kildare

Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)

Movie
Editor
Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight (1939)

Movie
Editor
Sweethearts

Sweethearts (1938)

Movie
Editor
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (1938)

Movie
Editor
Navy Blue and Gold

Navy Blue and Gold (1937)

Movie
Editor
The Firefly

The Firefly (1937)

Movie
Editor
Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall (1937)

Movie
Editor
After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man (1936)

Movie
5.28
Editor
The Longest Night

The Longest Night (1936)

Movie
Editor
Trouble for Two

Trouble for Two (1936)

Movie
Editor
Robin Hood of El Dorado

Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)

Movie
Editor
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina (1935)

Movie
Editor
David Copperfield

David Copperfield (1935)

Movie
Editor
Chained

Chained (1934)

Movie
Editor
The Thin Man

The Thin Man (1934)

Movie
5.31
Editor
The Prizefighter and the Lady

The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)

Movie
6
Editor
Penthouse

Penthouse (1933)

Movie
Editor
Mr. Robinson Crusoe

Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932)

Movie
6
Editor
Be Yourself!

Be Yourself! (1930)

Movie
Editor
New Orleans

New Orleans (1929)

Movie
Editor
The Toilers

The Toilers (1928)

Movie
Editor
Ella Cinders

Ella Cinders (1926)

Movie
Editor
Fine Clothes

Fine Clothes (1925)

Movie
Editor
Why Men Leave Home

Why Men Leave Home (1924)

Movie
Editor
The Eternal Struggle

The Eternal Struggle (1923)

Movie
Editor
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts (1922)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Editing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1885-03-29

Deathday
1972-05-30 (87 years old)

Birth Place
Wilton, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Robert J. Kern

Awards
Academy Award for Best Film Editing


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