Walter A. Thompson (May 8, 1903 – December 17, 1975) was an American film editor with 69 film credits from 1930 to 1975. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for This Above All (1942)[1] and for The Nun's Story (1959).[2] He was also nominated for an ACE Eddie Award for The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962).
Walter A. Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1903 Indiana, United States |
| Died | December 17, 1975 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film editor |
Thompson shared his last credit, Farewell, My Lovely (1975), with Joel Cox. It was Cox's first credit as an editor; he has gone on to a distinguished career working primarily with director Clint Eastwood.
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Force of Evil | Abraham Polonsky | Editorial supervisor |
| 1950 | Guilty of Treason | Felix E. Feist | Supervising editor |
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Pickup | Hugo Haas | Technical supervisor | ||
| 1957 | Sayonara | Joshua Logan | Production associate | ||
| 1960 | The Sundowners | Fred Zinnemann | Second collaboration with Fred Zinnemann | Uncredited
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| Year | Film | Director | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Romanoff and Juliet | Peter Ustinov | Associate producer |
- Documentaries
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | This Is Cinerama |
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Prologue supervisor |
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Seven Wonders of the World | |
| 1958 | South Seas Adventure | Second segment |
- Shorts
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Not So Loud | Harry Sweet |
| All Gummed Up | ||
| Lemon Meringue | ||
| That's News to Me | Arvid E. Gillstrom | |
| Beach Pajamas | Roscoe Arbuckle | |
| Easy to Get | Howard Bretherton | |
| 1932 | Only Men Wanted | Ralph Ceder |
| Blondes by Proxy | Edgar Kennedy | |
| Niagara Falls | Roscoe Arbuckle |
- TV movies
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | The Man Who Could Talk to Kids | Donald Wrye |
- TV series
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Stars Over Hollywood | 4 episodes |
| 1952 | Chevron Theatre | 1 episode |
| Hollywood Opening Night | 2 episodes | |
| The Campbell Playhouse | 1 episode | |
| Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder | 3 episodes |
References
edit- ^ "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
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