---
name: "George Amy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/george-amy"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "15 October 1903"
died: "18 December 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-20T00:48:13.432404+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# George Amy

Editor. Born 15 October 1903 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 18 December 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 15 October 1903, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 18 December 1986
- **Active:** 1934–1942
- **Also known as:** George J. Amy
- **Frequently works with:** [James Cagney](https://film.one/person/james-cagney.md), [Michael Curtiz](https://film.one/person/michael-curtiz.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 75 (2), 1940s 78 (2)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Music 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Amy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1255794, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0025497/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18800

## Biography

George Joseph Amy (also credited as George J. Amy) was an American film editor. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he began his career at the age of 17 and found his niche at Warner Bros. in the 1930s.

Amy edited numerous Warner Bros. productions, including *Here Comes the Navy* (1934), *Gold Diggers of 1933* (1933), *Captain Blood* (1935), *The Sea Hawk* (1940), *The Letter* (1940), *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942) and *Objective, Burma!* (1945). He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for *Air Force* (1943) and received Oscar nominations for *Yankee Doodle Dandy* and *Objective, Burma!*. He was a frequent collaborator with directors Michael Curtiz and Howard Hawks. Amy also directed several shorts and a few features, including *She Had to Say Yes* (1933). In the 1950s he worked in editing and directing for television.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/yankee-doodle-dandy.md)
- *The Letter* (1940), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-letter.md)
- *Captain Blood* (1935), Fi1m 80, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-blood.md)
- *Here Comes the Navy* (1934), Fi1m 70, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/here-comes-the-navy.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Unlighted Road* (1955), Supervising Editor
- *She Couldn't Say No* (1954), Editor
- *A Lion Is in the Streets* (1953), Editor
- *Affair with a Stranger* (1953), Editor
- *Clash by Night* (1952), Editor
- *The Lady Says No* (1952), Editor
- *The Blue Veil* (1951), Editor
- *Queen for a Day* (1951), Editor
- *The Sound of Fury* (1950), Editor
- *My Dream Is Yours* (1949), Associate Producer
- *Romance on the High Seas* (1948), Associate Producer
- *The Unsuspected* (1947), Second Unit Director, Associate Producer
- *Life with Father* (1947), Editor
- *Cinderella Jones* (1946), Editor
- *Three Strangers* (1946), Editor
- *Objective, Burma!* (1945), Editor
- *Uncertain Glory* (1944), Editor
- *This Is the Army* (1943), Editor
- *Action in the North Atlantic* (1943), Editor
- *Air Force* (1943), Editor
- *Yankee Doodle Dandy* (1942), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/yankee-doodle-dandy.md)
- *Captains of the Clouds* (1942), Editor
- *Dive Bomber* (1941), Editor
- *The Sea Wolf* (1941), Editor
- *Santa Fe Trail* (1940), Editor
- *The Letter* (1940), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-letter.md)
- *Matty Malneck And His Orchestra* (1940), Director, Editor
- *The Sea Hawk* (1940), Editor
- *Gambling on the High Seas* (1940), Director
- *Virginia City* (1940), Editor
- *Granny Get Your Gun* (1940), Director
- *The Royal Rodeo* (1939), Director
- *Kid Nightingale* (1939), Director
- *Ride, Cowboy, Ride* (1939), Director
- *The Old Maid* (1939), Editor
- *Dodge City* (1939), Editor
- *Wings of the Navy* (1939), Editor
- *Gold Diggers in Paris* (1938), Editor
- *Hollywood Hotel* (1938), Editor
- *Kid Galahad* (1937), Editor
- *Mountain Justice* (1937), Editor
- *The Charge of the Light Brigade* (1936), Editor
- *Captain Blood* (1935), Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-blood.md)
- *Broadway Gondolier* (1935), Editor
- *6 Day Bike Rider* (1934), Editor
- *Here Comes the Navy* (1934), Editor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/here-comes-the-navy.md)
- *He Was Her Man* (1934), Editor
- *Wonder Bar* (1934), Editor
- *Lady Killer* (1933), Editor
- *Footlight Parade* (1933), Editor
- *She Had to Say Yes* (1933), Director, Editor
- *Gold Diggers of 1933* (1933), Editor
- *Mystery of the Wax Museum* (1933), Editor
- *20,000 Years in Sing Sing* (1932), Editor
- *The Cabin in the Cotton* (1932), Editor
- *Doctor X* (1932), Editor
- *The Mouthpiece* (1932), Editor
- *The Ruling Voice* (1931), Editor
- *Those Who Dance* (1930), Editor
- *The Wright Idea* (1928), Editor
- *Rainbow Riley* (1926), Editor
- *The Live Wire* (1925), Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 1946: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Objective, Burma!*
- 1944: Best Film Editing (won), for *Air Force*
- 1943: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Yankee Doodle Dandy*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/george-amy