Harold F. Kress (June 26, 1913 – September 18, 1999) was an American film editor best known for the 1962 film How the West Was Won. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr How the West Was Won is a 1962 epic Western film which follows four generations of a family (starting as the Prescotts as they move ever [1]
Biography
Harold F. Kress was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was married to Zelda Raphael and had one son, Carl. He entered the film industry in the late 1930s as an editor. Although he directed a few documentaries and made a stab at directing features, his real niche was as an editor, where he became one of the most respected editors in the industry.
Kress won his first Academy Award for editing How the West Was Won (1962). The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934 How the West Was Won is a 1962 epic Western film which follows four generations of a family (starting as the Prescotts as they move ever He would win another for the 1974 action film The Towering Inferno along with his son Carl Kress. The Towering Inferno is a 1974 Disaster film starring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman and directed by John Guillermin He was nominated for Academy Awards for The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Yearling (1947), Mrs. Miniver (1942), and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1942). The Yearling is a 1946 Family film drama made by MGM. It was directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Sidney Franklin Mrs Miniver is a 1942 Drama film directed by William Wyler and starring Greer Garson in the title role Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a Remake of the 1931 film of the same title He was honored with the Career Achievement Award in 1992 from the American Cinema Editors. The American Cinema Editors (ACE gives one or more Career Achievement Awards each year Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors ( ACE) is an honorary society of Film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements After suffering from cancer for a number of years, Kress died in Palm Desert, California on September 18, 1999. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
References
- ^ Sloman, Tony (1999). Anthony Barney Sloman (born Waltham Abbey Essex, 6 May 1945) is an English broadcaster, Film critic, Film director "Obituary: Harold Kress", The Independent, October 26th, 1999. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Online version retrieved April 8, 2008.
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