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Editing • Born 1913

Harold F. Kress

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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.

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The Towering Inferno posterThe Towering InfernoMovie • 1974The Poseidon Adventure posterThe Poseidon AdventureMovie • 1972How the West Was Won posterHow the West Was WonMovie • 1962Gator posterGatorMovie • 1976The Greatest Story Ever Told posterThe Greatest Story Ever ToldMovie • 1965It's a Wonderful World posterIt's a Wonderful WorldMovie • 1939Mrs. Miniver posterMrs. MiniverMovie • 1942King of Kings posterKing of KingsMovie • 1961Home from the Hill posterHome from the HillMovie • 1960The Swarm posterThe SwarmMovie • 1978Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde posterDr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMovie • 1941Alvarez Kelly posterAlvarez KellyMovie • 1966Silk Stockings posterSilk StockingsMovie • 1957The Teahouse of the August Moon posterThe Teahouse of the August MoonMovie • 1957The Iceman Cometh posterThe Iceman ComethMovie • 1973A Date with Judy posterA Date with JudyMovie • 1948The Yearling posterThe YearlingMovie • 1946Ride, Vaquero! posterRide, Vaquero!Movie • 1953I Walk the Line posterI Walk the LineMovie • 1970The Wrecking Crew posterThe Wrecking CrewMovie • 1968Until They Sail posterUntil They SailMovie • 1957The Cobweb posterThe CobwebMovie • 1955The World, the Flesh and the Devil posterThe World, the Flesh and the DevilMovie • 1959Random Harvest posterRandom HarvestMovie • 1942