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).
Filmography
all 53
Movies 52
Producer 1
TV Shows 1
Sexy Laundry (2015)
Crisis (1950)
Song of Love (1947)
I Dood It (1943)
Born to Sing (1942)
The Women (1939)
Sweethearts (1938)
The Firefly (1937)
Chained (1934)
Penthouse (1933)
Be Yourself! (1930)
New Orleans (1929)
The Toilers (1928)
Ella Cinders (1926)
Fine Clothes (1925)
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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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