Biography
Chester Schaeffer (September 9, 1902 β January 5, 1992) was an American film and television editor with about thirty documentary and feature film credits, often for B movies.Schaeffer's first feature film editing credit was for The Canterville Ghost (directed by Jules Dassin-1944). The film was produced by MGM Studios in Hollywood. In the era of the Hollywood studio system, film editors typically served an apprenticeship at the studio of about ten years as assistant editors before promotion to editor, and Schaeffer had been an Ben Lewis' assistant editor on Dinner at Eight (directed by George Cukor-1933). Schaeffer continued to edit for MGM productions through about 1949. Schaeffer was nominated for an Academy Award for the small scale drama The Well (1951), which was independently produced. The film was directed by Russell Rouse, and initiated their extended collaboration on seven films. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the Disney television program Davy Crockett: Indian Fighter (1954). Schaeffer subsequently wove the footage from the first three "Davy Crockett" broadcast programs into the feature film Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955). He also worked on the classic chiller The Tingler (directed by William Castle-1959). Schaeffer's final feature film, The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967), was also Rouse's final film as a director; Schaeffer retired from editing around 1968.
Filmography
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Movies 34
The Caper of the Golden Bulls (1967)
A House Is Not a Home (1964)
The Balcony (1963)
1+1: Exploring The Kinsey Reports (1961)
Cry for Happy (1961)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
The Tingler (1959)
The Gun Runners (1958)
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
Alaska Lifeboat (1956)
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
Davy Crockett at the Alamo (1955)
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress (1955)
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter (1954)
Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
Wicked Woman (1953)
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953)
Born to the Saddle (1953)
The Thief (1952)
The Well (1951)
Heart to Heart (1949)
The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream (1949)
Going to Blazes! (1948)
Give Us the Earth! (1947)
The Luckiest Guy in the World (1947)
A Really Important Person (1947)
Two Smart People (1946)
A Letter for Evie (1946)
Fall Guy (1945)
Gentle Annie (1944)
The Canterville Ghost (1944)
The Greatest Gift (1942)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
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Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1902-09-09
Deathday1992-01-05 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsChester Schaeffer, Chet Schaeffer
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