Biography
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Harold F. Kress (June 26, 1913 – September 18, 1999) was an American film editor with more than fifty feature film credits; he also directed several feature films in the early 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for How the West Was Won (1962) and again for The Towering Inferno (1974), and was nominated for four additional films; he is among the film editors most recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He also worked publicly to increase the recognition of editing as a component of Hollywood filmmaking.
Filmography
all 64
Movies 64
Director 5
Producer 1
Editor
The Swarm (1978)
Movie
6
Editor
Gator (1976)
Movie
Editor
The Horsemen (1971)
Movie
Supervising Film Editor
I Walk the Line (1970)
Movie
8
Associate Producer
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
Movie
5
Editor
Luv (1967)
Movie
Editor
Merry Andrew (1958)
Movie
Editor
The Rack (1956)
Movie
Editor
The Cobweb (1955)
Movie
Editor
The Prodigal (1955)
Movie
Editor
Green Fire (1954)
Movie
Editor
Rose Marie (1954)
Movie
Editor
Saadia (1953)
Movie
Director
Apache War Smoke (1952)
Movie
Director
No Questions Asked (1951)
Movie
Director
The Painted Hills (1951)
Movie
8
Editor
The Yearling (1946)
Movie
Director
Purity Squad (1945)
Movie
Editor
Dragon Seed (1944)
Movie
6
Editor
Madame Curie (1943)
Movie
Editor
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Movie
Editor
Comrade X (1940)
Movie
Editor
Bitter Sweet (1940)
Movie
Editor
New Moon (1940)
Movie
Editor
Remember? (1939)
Movie
Information
Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1913-06-26
Deathday1999-09-18 (86 years old)
Birth PlacePittsburgh, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
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