Biography
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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.
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Filmography
all 63
Movies 63
Director 5
Producer 1
Editor
The Swarm (1978)
Movie
6
Editor
Viva Knievel! (1977)
Movie
Editor
Gator (1976)
Movie
Editor
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Movie
6.67
Editor
99 and 44/100% Dead (1974)
Movie
Editor
The Iceman Cometh (1973)
Movie
Editor
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Movie
4.25
Editor
Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)
Movie
Editor
The Horsemen (1971)
Movie
Supervising Film Editor
I Walk the Line (1970)
Movie
8
Associate Producer
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
Movie
5
Editor
Star Spangled Salesman (1968)
Movie
Editor
The Ambushers (1967)
Movie
4.64
Editor
Luv (1967)
Movie
Editor
Alvarez Kelly (1966)
Movie
Editor
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Movie
Editor
How the West Was Won (1962)
Movie
6
Editor
King of Kings (1961)
Movie
1
Editor
Home from the Hill (1960)
Movie
Editor
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
Movie
Editor
Count Your Blessings (1959)
Movie
Editor
Imitation General (1958)
Movie
Editor
Merry Andrew (1958)
Movie
Editor
Until They Sail (1957)
Movie
Editor
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957)
Movie
Editor
Silk Stockings (1957)
Movie
Editor
The Rack (1956)
Movie
Editor
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
Movie
8
Editor
The Cobweb (1955)
Movie
Editor
The Prodigal (1955)
Movie
Editor
Green Fire (1954)
Movie
Editor
Valley of the Kings (1954)
Movie
Editor
Rose Marie (1954)
Movie
Editor
Saadia (1953)
Movie
Editor
Ride, Vaquero! (1953)
Movie
Director
Apache War Smoke (1952)
Movie
Director
No Questions Asked (1951)
Movie
Director
The Painted Hills (1951)
Movie
8
Editor
The Miniver Story (1950)
Movie
Editor
East Side, West Side (1949)
Movie
6
Editor
The Great Sinner (1949)
Movie
Editor
Command Decision (1948)
Movie
Editor
A Date with Judy (1948)
Movie
Editor
The Yearling (1946)
Movie
Director
Purity Squad (1945)
Movie
Director
Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)
Movie
Editor
Dragon Seed (1944)
Movie
6
Editor
Madame Curie (1943)
Movie
Editor
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Movie
Editor
Random Harvest (1942)
Movie
3.5
Editor
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Movie
Editor
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
Movie
Editor
Unholy Partners (1941)
Movie
Editor
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Movie
Editor
Rage in Heaven (1941)
Movie
Editor
Comrade X (1940)
Movie
Editor
Bitter Sweet (1940)
Movie
Editor
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Movie
Editor
New Moon (1940)
Movie
Editor
Remember? (1939)
Movie
Editor
These Glamour Girls (1939)
Movie
Editor
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Movie
Editor
Broadway Serenade (1939)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.97
Based on 282 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1939
1944
1954
1949
1978
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Information
Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1913-06-26
Deathday1999-09-18 (86 years old)
Birth PlacePittsburgh, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
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