Biography
Robert James Kern (March 29, 1885 β 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 (2015)
Movie
Editor
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
TV
5
Editor
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Movie
Editor
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
Movie
Editor
To Please a Lady (1950)
Movie
Editor
Crisis (1950)
Movie
Editor
The Outriders (1950)
Movie
Editor
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
Movie
Editor
Scene of the Crime (1949)
Movie
Editor
The Secret Garden (1949)
Movie
Editor
The Three Musketeers (1948)
Movie
Editor
Song of Love (1947)
Movie
Editor
The Sea of Grass (1947)
Movie
Editor
The Green Years (1946)
Movie
5
Editor
Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
Movie
Editor
National Velvet (1945)
Movie
Editor
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Movie
6
Editor
I Dood It (1943)
Movie
Editor
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
Movie
Editor
Her Cardboard Lover (1942)
Movie
Editor
Born to Sing (1942)
Movie
Editor
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Movie
5.36
Editor
When Ladies Meet (1941)
Movie
Editor
Billy the Kid (1941)
Movie
Editor
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Movie
Editor
Strange Cargo (1940)
Movie
Editor
The Women (1939)
Movie
Editor
Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
Movie
Editor
Idiot's Delight (1939)
Movie
Editor
Sweethearts (1938)
Movie
Editor
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Movie
Editor
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
Movie
Editor
The Firefly (1937)
Movie
Editor
Night Must Fall (1937)
Movie
Editor
After the Thin Man (1936)
Movie
5.28
Editor
The Longest Night (1936)
Movie
Editor
Trouble for Two (1936)
Movie
Editor
Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
Movie
Editor
Anna Karenina (1935)
Movie
Editor
David Copperfield (1935)
Movie
Editor
Chained (1934)
Movie
Editor
The Thin Man (1934)
Movie
5.31
Editor
The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)
Movie
6
Editor
Penthouse (1933)
Movie
Editor
Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932)
Movie
6
Editor
Be Yourself! (1930)
Movie
Editor
New Orleans (1929)
Movie
Editor
The Toilers (1928)
Movie
Editor
Ella Cinders (1926)
Movie
Editor
Fine Clothes (1925)
Movie
Editor
Why Men Leave Home (1924)
Movie
Editor
The Eternal Struggle (1923)
Movie
Editor
Hungry Hearts (1922)
Movie
Ratings
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Information
Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1885-03-29
Deathday1972-05-30 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceWilton, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRobert J. Kern
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
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