Biography
Herbert Neil Travis (October 12, 1936 – March 28, 2012) was an American film and television editor with about 28 feature film credits from 1970–2007. He is likely best known for editing the television miniseries Roots (1977) and the feature film Dances with Wolves (1990).
Travis was born in Los Angeles, California, and received a bachelor's degree in film and theater arts from the University of California, Los Angeles.Travis won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Film Editing In A Drama Series for the first part of the television miniseries Roots (1977), and he and James Heckert were nominated for the award for the second part as well. Travis won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and the American Cinema Editors Eddie for the film Dances with Wolves (directed by Kevin Costner-1990). Travis had been selected as a member of the American Cinema Editors, and received the Career Achievement Award in 2010.In 2010, Travis was interviewed about his career by Karen Herman for the Archive of American Television.
Filmography
all 41
Movies 38
TV Shows 3
self 2
Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo' (2007)
Premonition (2007)
I, Robot (2004)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (2003)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Along Came a Spider (2001)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Stepmom (1998)
The Edge (1997)
Moll Flanders (1996)
Outbreak (1995)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Patriot Games (1992)
Deceived (1991)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Shannon's Deal (1989)
Cocktail (1988)
No Way Out (1987)
Out on a Limb (1987)
Marie (1985)
The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
Master Ninja (1984)
Cujo (1983)
Second Thoughts (1983)
Nobody's Perfekt (1981)
Nights at O'Rears (1980)
Die Laughing (1980)
Hot Stuff (1979)
Jaws 2 (1978)
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977)
Roots (1977)
The Dark Side of Innocence (1976)
Black Bart (1975)
Men of the Dragon (1974)
The Bait (1973)
Climb an Angry Mountain (1972)
The Cowboys (1972)
They Call It Murder (1971)
The Traveling Executioner (1970)
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Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1936-10-12
Deathday2012-03-28 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
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