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name: "William H. Ziegler"
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roles: ["Editor"]
born: "4 September 1909"
died: "2 July 1977"
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average_fi1m_score: 85
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# William H. Ziegler

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

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 4 September 1909, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- **Died:** 2 July 1977
- **Active:** 1951–1955
- **Also known as:**  William Zeigler , William M. Ziegler , William Ziegler 

## 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).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Rebel Without a Cause* (1955), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/rebel-without-a-cause.md)
- *Strangers on a Train* (1951), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/strangers-on-a-train.md)

## Also known for

- *Rope* (1948), Editor
- *My Fair Lady* (1964), Editor
- *Spellbound* (1945), Associate Editor
- *The Omega Man* (1971), Editor
- *Topaz* (1969), Editor
- *The Music Man* (1962), Editor
- *Duel in the Sun* (1946), Associate Editor
- *Auntie Mame* (1958), Editor

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