Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harold F. Kress (June 26, 1913 – September 18, 1999) 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.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1975
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1964
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1975 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1973 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1964 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1947 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1942 · nominated
Filmography41 titles
Random Harvest
Madame Curie
The Poseidon Adventure
King of Kings
East Side, West Side
Mrs. Miniver
The Towering Inferno
How the West Was Won
New Moon
Home from the Hill
Silk Stockings
The Yearling
Dragon Seed
The Rack
Command Decision
Broadway Serenade
Cabin in the Sky
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
It's a Wonderful World
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
Rage in Heaven
Until They Sail
The Miniver Story
Alvarez Kelly
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Ride, Vaquero!
No Questions Asked
A Date with Judy
The Iceman Cometh
Bitter Sweet
I Walk the Line
The Wrecking Crew
The Cobweb
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Gator
The Swarm
The Ambushers
Rose Marie
The Painted Hills
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