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Harold F. Kress

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American film editor (1913-1999)

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Harold Frank Kress was an American film editor with more than fifty feature film credits; he also directed several feature films in the early 1950s.

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Filmography 5

The Painted Hills1951
No Questions Asked1951
Watchtower Over Tomorrow1945
Apache War Smoke1952
Purity Squad1945

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Awards 2

1975Academy Award for Best Film Editing
1964Academy Award for Best Film Editing

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Harold Frank Kress was an American film editor with more than fifty feature film credits; he also directed several feature films in the early 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for How the West Was Won (1962) and again for The Towering Inferno (1974), and was nominated for four additional films; he is among the film editors most recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He also worked publicly to increase the recognition of editing as a component of Hollywood filmmaking.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
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Lived 1913 to 1999 · aged 86
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