Biography
William Austin Lyon (January 21, 1903 β March 18, 1974) was an American film editor, from 1935 to 1971.
He was born in Texas, and died in Los Angeles, California. Employed by Columbia Pictures for most of his career, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing six times, and won twice, for From Here to Eternity (1953) and Picnic (1955).
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Filmography
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Editor
Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
Movie
6.67
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R.P.M. (1970)
Movie
Editor
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)
Movie
Editor
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Movie
Editor
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
Movie
Editor
Lord Love a Duck (1966)
Movie
Editor
Major Dundee (1965)
Movie
Editor
The Young Lovers (1964)
Movie
Editor
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
Movie
2.67
Editor
The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)
Movie
Editor
Diamond Head (1962)
Movie
Editor
Five Finger Exercise (1962)
Movie
Editor
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Movie
Editor
Song Without End (1960)
Movie
Editor
They Came to Cordura (1959)
Movie
Editor
Gidget (1959)
Movie
4.75
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Me and the Colonel (1958)
Movie
Editor
Quiz Whizz (1958)
Movie
Editor
Cowboy (1958)
Movie
Editor
The Hard Man (1957)
Movie
Editor
Horsing Around (1957)
Movie
Editor
The Garment Jungle (1957)
Movie
Editor
The Shadow on the Window (1957)
Movie
Editor
Nightfall (1956)
Movie
Editor
Storm Center (1956)
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Editor
Picnic (1955)
Movie
Editor
Count Three and Pray (1955)
Movie
Editor
The Man from Laramie (1955)
Movie
Editor
The Long Gray Line (1955)
Movie
Editor
Human Desire (1954)
Movie
Editor
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Movie
4.33
Editor
Slaves of Babylon (1953)
Movie
Editor
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Movie
5.67
Editor
The 49th Man (1953)
Movie
Editor
Fort Ti (1953)
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Editor
The Member of the Wedding (1952)
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Editor
The Happy Time (1952)
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Editor
Thief of Damascus (1952)
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Editor
Death of a Salesman (1951)
Movie
Editor
Ten Tall Men (1951)
Movie
Editor
Saturday's Hero (1951)
Movie
Editor
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
Movie
Editor
No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
Movie
Editor
Cargo to Capetown (1950)
Movie
Editor
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
Movie
Editor
The Walking Hills (1949)
Movie
Editor
To the Ends of the Earth (1948)
Movie
Editor
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
Movie
Editor
Mr. District Attorney (1947)
Movie
Editor
The Jolson Story (1946)
Movie
Editor
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Movie
Editor
Submarine Raider (1942)
Movie
Editor
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! (1942)
Movie
Editor
Lawless Plainsmen (1942)
Movie
Editor
Harvard Here I Come (1941)
Movie
Editor
Texas (1941)
Movie
Editor
Sweetheart of the Campus (1941)
Movie
Editor
Arizona (1940)
Movie
Editor
The Phantom Submarine (1940)
Movie
Editor
Too Many Husbands (1940)
Movie
Editor
My Son is Guilty (1939)
Movie
Editor
Scandal Sheet (1939)
Movie
Editor
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Movie
5.2
Editor
The Man from Sundown (1939)
Movie
Editor
Western Caravans (1939)
Movie
Editor
Spoilers of the Range (1939)
Movie
Editor
North of the Yukon (1939)
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Editor
Texas Stampede (1939)
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Editor
The Thundering West (1939)
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Editor
Rio Grande (1938)
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Editor
West of the Santa Fe (1938)
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Editor
Colorado Trail (1938)
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Editor
South of Arizona (1938)
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West of Cheyenne (1938)
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Call of the Rockies (1938)
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Outlaws of the Prairie (1937)
Movie
Editor
The Old Wyoming Trail (1937)
Movie
Editor
One Man Justice (1937)
Movie
Editor
Two-Fisted Sheriff (1937)
Movie
Editor
Two Gun Law (1937)
Movie
Editor
Trapped (1937)
Movie
Editor
Slippery Silks (1936)
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Editor
The Cowboy Star (1936)
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Editor
Code of the Range (1936)
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Editor
Alibi for Murder (1936)
Movie
Editor
A Pain in the Pullman (1936)
Movie
Editor
Disorder in the Court (1936)
Movie
Editor
The Peppery Salt (1936)
Movie
Editor
Movie Maniacs (1936)
Movie
Editor
Ants in the Pantry (1936)
Movie
Editor
Unrelated Relations (1936)
Movie
Editor
Three Little Beers (1935)
Movie
6
Editor
His Bridal Sweet (1935)
Movie
Editor
Restless Knights (1935)
Movie
Editor
In the Dog House (1934)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.28
Based on 218 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1934
1938
1948
1939
1971
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Information
Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1903-01-21
Deathday1974-03-18 (71 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Austin Lyon
Birth PlaceSherman, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Lyon
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
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