Biography
Robert Laughlin Simpson, A.C.E. (July 31, 1910 β June 26, 1977), was an American film editor with more than 100 feature film credits. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Simpson began his career at Paramount Pictures in 1935. By the end of the decade, he had joined 20th Century Fox, where he remained for more than 35 years.
During a 55-year career, Simpson edited one hundred films, including Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), The Pride of St. Louis (1952), Call Me Madam, The King and I (1956), South Pacific (1958), Fate is the Hunter (1964), and Tony Rome (1967). He collaborated with director George Seaton on several projects, including Miracle on 34th Street, The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, Apartment for Peggy, and Chicken Every Sunday. He also worked with John Ford, Sidney Lanfield, and Walter Lang.
Simpson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for The Grapes of Wrath.
Filmography
all 85
Movies 85
Kill Slade (1989)
Cahill: United States Marshall (1973)
Something Big (1971)
One More Train to Rob (1971)
Chisum (1970)
The Undefeated (1969)
100 Rifles (1969)
Lady in Cement (1968)
The Detective (1968)
Tony Rome (1967)
Caprice (1967)
Do Not Disturb (1965)
The Reward (1965)
Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
The Stripper (1963)
The Chapman Report (1962)
Marines, Let's Go (1961)
Sanctuary (1961)
High Time (1960)
Can-Can (1960)
The Best of Everything (1959)
Woman Obsessed (1959)
Mardi Gras (1958)
South Pacific (1958)
Kiss Them for Me (1957)
Desk Set (1957)
The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
The King and I (1956)
The View from Pompey's Head (1955)
Laura (1955)
The Virgin Queen (1955)
A Man Called Peter (1955)
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Prince Valiant (1954)
Inferno (1953)
The Girl Next Door (1953)
Call Me Madam (1953)
Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953)
The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
As Young as You Feel (1951)
I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951)
Rawhide (1951)
For Heaven's Sake (1950)
American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
The Big Lift (1950)
Wabash Avenue (1950)
Slattery's Hurricane (1949)
The Forbidden Street (1949)
Apartment for Peggy (1948)
Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Homestretch (1947)
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
Claudia and David (1946)
Junior Miss (1945)
Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
Greenwich Village (1944)
Pin Up Girl (1944)
Claudia (1943)
Coney Island (1943)
Footlight Serenade (1942)
Song of the Islands (1942)
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
Belle Starr (1941)
The Great American Broadcast (1941)
Hudson's Bay (1941)
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
The Man I Married (1940)
Star Dust (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Second Fiddle (1939)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Submarine Patrol (1938)
Always Goodbye (1938)
Josette (1938)
Love and Hisses (1937)
Thin Ice (1937)
Wake Up and Live (1937)
Spendthrift (1936)
Palm Springs (1936)
Big Brown Eyes (1936)
Her Master's Voice (1936)
The Gay Deception (1935)
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Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1910-07-31
Deathday1977-06-01 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceSt. Louis, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRobert Simpson
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