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Elmo Williams

American film editor, producer and director (1913-2015)

  • Fame49.1
  • Momentum7.8
  • Wikipedia672
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Lived 1913–2015, aged 102United States
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    15 languages
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  • Era
    1913–2015
    Aged 102
  • Known for
    Tora! Tora! Tora!
    1970
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Updated 2026-06-25

James Elmo Williams was an American film and television editor, producer, director and executive. His work on the film High Noon (1952) received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. In 2006, Williams published Elmo Williams: A Hollywood Memoir.

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  • Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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49.1
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Momentum7.8
Historical13.4
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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