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George Amy

Born
Oct 15, 1903 · Aged 83
Died
Dec 18, 1986
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
0
TV credits
0
Directing credits
7
Also known as (1)
  • George J. Amy

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Joseph Amy (October 15, 1903 – December 18, 1986) started his career aged 17 as an American film editor, finding his niche at Warner Brothers in the 1930s. It was Amy's editing that was one of the main reasons Warners' films got their reputation for their fluid style and breakneck pace. He was a favorite of such top Warners directors as Michael Curtiz and Howard Hawks, and won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Hawks' Air Force (1943). He received Oscar nominations for Curtiz's Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942 and Raoul Walsh's fanciful war…