Award Winning Film Editor. He is best known for his film editing work on the 1971 crime thriller "The French Connection" that earned him an Academy Award. He began his career in 1960 in his native New York, where he learned how to edit music and began familiarizing himself with various editing equipment. A big break came when he was offered an apprenticing job for the legendary Dede Allen on Elia Kazan’s film "America America" (1963). In 1967 he worked with Allen on the film "Bonnie and Clyde" and a year later, worked solo on the Sidney Lumet film "Bye Bye Braverman". Later he got the job of film editing on the film "The French Connection" and his work produced one of the most famous car chases in movie history. He went on to earn an Oscar for Best Film Editing for his work. He later received two other Oscar nominations for his work on the films "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Apocalypse Now" in 1980. The long list of films that he worked on during his career also included "Alice’s Restaurant" (1969), "The Boys in the Band" (1970), "They Might Be Giants" (1971), "Dressed to Kill" (1980), "Heaven’s Gate" (1980), "Reds" (1981), "Still of the Night" (1982), "Scarface" (1983), "Wise Guys" (1986), "The Untouchables" (1987), "The Accused" (1988), "Awakenings" (1990), "American History X" (1998), "Inspector Gadget" (1999)," Get Carter" (2000) and "Trapped" (2002). He was honored in 2015 by the American Cinema Editors with its Career Achievement Award for his lifetime work in the field of film editing. He passed away after a long illness.
Award Winning Film Editor. He is best known for his film editing work on the 1971 crime thriller "The French Connection" that earned him an Academy Award. He began his career in 1960 in his native New York, where he learned how to edit music and began familiarizing himself with various editing equipment. A big break came when he was offered an apprenticing job for the legendary Dede Allen on Elia Kazan’s film "America America" (1963). In 1967 he worked with Allen on the film "Bonnie and Clyde" and a year later, worked solo on the Sidney Lumet film "Bye Bye Braverman". Later he got the job of film editing on the film "The French Connection" and his work produced one of the most famous car chases in movie history. He went on to earn an Oscar for Best Film Editing for his work. He later received two other Oscar nominations for his work on the films "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Apocalypse Now" in 1980. The long list of films that he worked on during his career also included "Alice’s Restaurant" (1969), "The Boys in the Band" (1970), "They Might Be Giants" (1971), "Dressed to Kill" (1980), "Heaven’s Gate" (1980), "Reds" (1981), "Still of the Night" (1982), "Scarface" (1983), "Wise Guys" (1986), "The Untouchables" (1987), "The Accused" (1988), "Awakenings" (1990), "American History X" (1998), "Inspector Gadget" (1999)," Get Carter" (2000) and "Trapped" (2002). He was honored in 2015 by the American Cinema Editors with its Career Achievement Award for his lifetime work in the field of film editing. He passed away after a long illness.
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