Elmo Williams
- Montaje
- 30 de abril de 1913 · Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, United States
- 25 de noviembre de 2015
Biografía
Elmo Williams was an esteemed American film editor, producer, director, and executive, celebrated for his meticulous editing and significant contributions to the film industry. Born in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, Williams began his career in the 1930s, learning the craft of film editing under the mentorship of Merrill G. White. He gained prominence with his work on High Noon (1952), for which he received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Williams's editing was instrumental in building the film's tension, particularly through the iconic montage leading up to the climactic showdown. His other notable editing credits include 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) and The Vikings (1958). Transitioning into production, Williams was involved in films such as The Longest Day (1962) and Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). He served as the Head of Production for 20th Century Fox between 1971 and 1974. In 2006, he published his memoir, Elmo Williams: A Hollywood Memoir, detailing his extensive career. Williams passed away at the age of 102 in Brookings, Oregon.
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Filmografía
- La batalla del campamento · Producción ejecutiva
- Desmadre City, U.S.A. · Producción
- Caravanas · Producción
- Tora! Tora! Tora! · Producción
- El tormento y el éxtasis · Producción ejecutiva
- El día más largo · Associate Producer, Second Unit Director
- La gran apuesta · Dirección
- Los Vikingos · Supervising Editor, Second Unit Director
- Hell Ship Mutiny · Dirección
- Hell Canyon Outlaws · Montaje
- Apache Warrior · Dirección
- Women Without Men · Dirección
- Blonde Bait · Dirección
- 20.000 leguas de viaje submarino · Montaje
- The Cowboy · Dirección
- College Capers · Dirección
- The Tall Texan · Dirección
- La puerta del infierno · Montaje
- Solo ante el peligro · Montaje
- Ven tras de mí · Montaje
- Bodyguard · Montaje
- Design for Death · Montaje
- El milagro de las campanas · Montaje
- Dick Tracy contra Siniestro · Montaje
- No soy culpable · Montaje
- Nocturno · Montaje
- Know Your Enemy: Japan · Montaje
- Our Job in Japan · Montaje
- Forever and a Day · Montaje
- Sunny · Montaje
- Irene · Montaje
- Nurse Edith Cavell · Montaje
- Victoria the Great · Supervising Editor
- To Be a Lady · Montaje