William Reynolds

William Reynolds

Editor. Born 14 June 1910 in Elmira, New York, USA. Died 16 July 1997.

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Born
14 June 1910, Elmira, New York, USA
Died
16 July 1997

Biography

William Henry Reynolds (1910–1997) was an American film editor. He studied at Princeton University and began his career in 1934 at 20th Century Fox, later working at Paramount Pictures before returning to Fox. His editing credits include The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Bus Stop (1956), The Sound of Music (1965), The Sand Pebbles (1966), Hello, Dolly! (1969), The Godfather (1972), The Sting (1973), Heaven's Gate (1980), Pirates (1986) and Newsies (1992).

Reynolds received seven Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing and won for The Sound of Music and The Sting. He was awarded the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 1991. He frequently collaborated with directors including Robert Wise and George Roy Hill.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, William Reynolds is known for The Sound of Music (1965), The Sting (1973), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Heaven's Gate (1980), Hello, Dolly! (1969), Pirates (1986), Newsies (1992) and The Sand Pebbles (1966).