Person
Harold F. Kress
Editing · 1913–1999 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harold F. Kress (June 26, 1913 – September 18, 1999) was an American film editor with more than fifty feature film credits; he also directed several feature films in the early 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for How the West Was Won (1962) and again for The Towering Inferno (1974), and was nominated for four additional films; he is among the film editors most recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He also worked publicly to increase the recognition of editing as a component of Hollywood filmmaking.
Known for
The Towering Inferno
Editor
The Poseidon Adventure
Editor
How the West Was Won
Editor
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Editor
King of Kings
Editor
Alvarez Kelly
Editor
The Swarm
Editor
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Editor
Home from the Hill
Editor
Mrs. Miniver
Editor
Filmography
- 1978The SwarmEditor
- 1977Viva Knievel!Editor
- 1976GatorEditor
- 1974The Towering InfernoEditor
- 197499 and 44/100% DeadEditor
- 1973The Iceman ComethEditor
- 1972The Poseidon AdventureEditor
- 1972Stand Up and Be CountedEditor
- 1971The HorsemenEditor
- 1970I Walk the LineSupervising Film Editor
- 1968The Wrecking CrewAssociate Producer
- 1968Star Spangled SalesmanEditor
- 1967The AmbushersEditor
- 1967LuvEditor
- 1966Alvarez KellyEditor
- 1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldEditor
- 1962How the West Was WonEditor
- 1961King of KingsEditor
- 1960Home from the HillEditor
- 1959The World, the Flesh and the DevilEditor
- 1959Count Your BlessingsEditor
- 1958Merry AndrewEditor
- 1957Until They SailEditor
- 1957Silk StockingsEditor
- 1957The Teahouse of the August MoonEditor
- 1956The RackEditor
- 1955I'll Cry TomorrowEditor
- 1955The CobwebEditor
- 1955The ProdigalEditor
- 1954Green FireEditor
- 1954Valley of the KingsEditor
- 1954Rose MarieEditor
- 1953Ride, Vaquero!Editor
- 1952Apache War SmokeDirector
- 1951No Questions AskedDirector
- 1951The Painted HillsDirector
- 1950The Miniver StoryEditor
- 1949East Side, West SideEditor
- 1949The Great SinnerEditor
- 1948Command DecisionEditor
- 1948A Date with JudyEditor
- 1946The YearlingEditor
- 1945Purity SquadDirector
- 1945Watchtower Over TomorrowDirector
- 1944Dragon SeedEditor
- 1943Madame CurieEditor
- 1943Cabin in the SkyEditor
- 1942Random HarvestEditor
- 1942Mrs. MiniverEditor
- 1941Unholy PartnersEditor
- 1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeEditor
- 1941Rage in HeavenEditor
- 1940Comrade XEditor
- 1940Bitter SweetEditor
- 1940Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteEditor
- 1940New MoonEditor
- 1939Remember?Editor
- 1939These Glamour GirlsEditor
- 1939It's a Wonderful WorldEditor
- 1939Broadway SerenadeEditor
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