Biography
Frank E. Morriss (September 10, 1927 – July 3, 2013) was a film and television editor with more than 50 film and television program credits dating from 1968. He had a notable collaboration with the director John Badham extending from 1974 to 2004. Morriss' editing of Charley Varrick (1973) was nominated for the BAFTA Award. He was honored at the 1974 Primetime Emmy Awards as "film editor of the year" for the television film The Execution of Private Slovik. Morriss was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing: for Blue Thunder (1983, with Edward M. Abroms) and for Romancing the Stone (1984, with Donn Cambern).Morriss was a 1946 graduate of Beverly Hills High School, where he was a varsity letterman in three sports. In 1948, Morriss enrolled at Santa Monica College.
Filmography
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Movies 52
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Death of the Sheik (2017)
DayDreams of Rudolph Valentino (2007)
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' (2006)
Footsteps (2003)
Obsessed (2002)
Brother's Keeper (2002)
The Last Debate (2000)
The Jack Bull (1999)
Floating Away (1998)
Incognito (1997)
Cyclops, Baby (1997)
Nick of Time (1995)
Drop Zone (1994)
Another Stakeout (1993)
Point of No Return (1993)
Secrets (1992)
The Hard Way (1991)
Bird on a Wire (1990)
Short Time (1990)
Disorganized Crime (1989)
Hot to Trot (1988)
Short Circuit (1986)
American Flyers (1985)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Blue Thunder (1983)
Inside Moves (1980)
The Earthling (1980)
Escape (1980)
When She Was Bad... (1979)
Death Car on the Freeway (1979)
Murder by Natural Causes (1979)
Hometown U.S.A. (1979)
Youngblood (1978)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
First Love (1977)
The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977)
Ode to Billy Joe (1976)
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Switch [Pilot] (1975)
A Cry for Help (1975)
The Gun (1974)
The Law (1974)
The Execution of Private Slovik (1974)
The Midnight Man (1974)
Charley Varrick (1973)
The Return of Charlie Chan (1973)
Cutter (1972)
Duel (1971)
The Harness (1971)
Hitched (1971)
LA 2017 (1971)
Hauser's Memory (1970)
The Movie Murderer (1970)
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Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1927-09-10
Deathday2013-07-03 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceTexas, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsEmmy Award
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