Biography
Hal C. Kern (July 14, 1894 – February 24, 1985) was an American film editor. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on Gone with the Wind. He was also nominated for Rebecca and Since You Went Away.He began his editing career in 1915, cutting shorts at Inceville. A fire that started in his cutting room during the editing of the Thomas H. Ince film Civilization destroyed the entire studio, forcing him to move to Culver City. He eventually rose to prominence as a film editor there after being hired by Joseph M. Schenck to edit his films. He eventually got a job at MGM, where he spent his editing career.His brother Robert J. Kern was also a distinguished film editor.
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Filmography
all 41
Movies 41
Producer 6
self 1
Associate Producer
Strange Bedfellows (1965)
Movie
Associate Producer
The Facts of Life (1960)
Movie
Producer's Assistant
Li'l Abner (1959)
Movie
Production Assistant
The Five Pennies (1959)
Movie
Associate Producer
Houseboat (1958)
Movie
2
Producer's Assistant
That Certain Feeling (1956)
Movie
Producer's Assistant
The Court Jester (1955)
Movie
6
Supervising Editor
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Movie
Supervising Editor
Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
Movie
6
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)
Movie
Supervising Film Editor
Rebecca (1940)
Movie
5.76
Supervising Film Editor
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Movie
5.55
Supervising Editor
Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)
Movie
Supervising Film Editor
Made for Each Other (1939)
Movie
Editor
The Young in Heart (1938)
Movie
Supervising Editor
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Movie
Supervising Film Editor / Supervising Editor
A Star Is Born (1937)
Movie
Editor
The Garden of Allah (1936)
Movie
Editor
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Movie
Editor
Night Flight (1933)
Movie
6.17
Editor
Corsair (1931)
Movie
Editor
Reaching for the Moon (1930)
Movie
Editor
The Bat Whispers (1930)
Movie
Editorial Coordinator
Abraham Lincoln (1930)
Movie
Editor
Puttin' on the Ritz (1930)
Movie
Editor
New York Nights (1929)
Movie
Editor
The Locked Door (1929)
Movie
Editor
Alibi (1929)
Movie
Editor
The Woman Disputed (1928)
Movie
Editor
The Dove (1927)
Movie
Editor
The Beloved Rogue (1927)
Movie
Editor
The Duchess of Buffalo (1926)
Movie
Editor
Kiki (1926)
Movie
Editor
The Bat (1926)
Movie
5
Editor
The Eagle (1925)
Movie
Editor
Her Sister from Paris (1925)
Movie
Editor
The Lady (1925)
Movie
Editor
Her Night of Romance (1924)
Movie
Editor
Within the Law (1923)
Movie
Editor
The Toll of the Sea (1923)
Movie
6
Editor
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack (1920)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.27
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Information
Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1894-07-14
Deathday1985-02-24 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceAnaconda, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHal G. Kern, Hal Kern
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
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