William H. Ziegler

Editor. Born 4 September 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 2 July 1977.

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Born

4 September 1909, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

2 July 1977

Active

1951–1955

Biography

William H. Ziegler was an American film editor. Born on 4 September 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he died on 2 July 1977 in Encino, California.

He edited more than 100 films over a career spanning the 1930s to the 1970s. Early work included Our Gang shorts and films for Hal Roach. He later worked at Paramount, Selznick Productions and Warner Bros. His credits include Rope (1948), Strangers on a Train (1951), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), The Music Man (1962) and My Fair Lady (1964).

Ziegler received three Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing, for Auntie Mame (1958), The Music Man (1962) and My Fair Lady (1964).

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Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, William H. Ziegler is known for Rope (1948), My Fair Lady (1964), Spellbound (1945), The Omega Man (1971), Topaz (1969), The Music Man (1962), Duel in the Sun (1946) and Auntie Mame (1958).

Rebel Without a Cause

1955 · Editor

Strangers on a Train

1951 · Editor