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name: "Jonathan Oppenheim"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jonathan-oppenheim"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "10 November 1952"
died: "7 July 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:58:19.144058+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."
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# Jonathan Oppenheim

Editor. Born 10 November 1952 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 7 July 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 10 November 1952, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 7 July 2020
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23304316, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649165/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/107828

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Paris Is Burning*](https://film.one/film/paris-is-burning.md) (86)

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## Biography

Jonathan Oppenheim was an American film and television editor, producer and writer. Born in New York City on 10 November 1952, he was the son of actress Judy Holliday and television producer David Oppenheim. He began his career as a painter before working as an assistant editor on features including *Arthur* (1981) and moving into documentaries.

Oppenheim edited more than 24 films, many of them documentaries. He is known for his work on *Streetwise* (1984), *Paris Is Burning* (1990), *Children Underground* (2001) and *The Oath* (2010). He served as a longtime mentor and advisor at the Sundance Institute’s Documentary Edit and Story Laboratory and received story consultant credits on numerous other productions.

Oppenheim died in New York City on 16 July 2020.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, variety.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Paris Is Burning* (1991), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/paris-is-burning.md)

## Also known for

- *Arthur* (1981), Assistant Editor
- *Streetwise* (1984), Editor
- *Children Underground* (2001), Editor

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