Elmo Williams
- Montage
- 30 avril 1913 · Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, United States
- 25 novembre 2015
Biographie
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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Filmographie
- Ernest et les joyeuses colonies · Production exécutive
- Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. · Production
- Caravanes · Production
- Tora ! Tora ! Tora ! · Production
- L'Extase et l'Agonie · Production exécutive
- Le Jour le plus long · Associate Producer, Second Unit Director
- Le Grand Risque · Réalisation
- Les Vikings · Supervising Editor, Second Unit Director
- Hell Ship Mutiny · Réalisation
- Hell Canyon Outlaws · Montage
- Apache Warrior · Réalisation
- Women Without Men · Réalisation
- Blonde Bait · Réalisation
- 20 000 Lieues sous les mers · Montage
- The Cowboy · Réalisation
- College Capers · Réalisation
- The Tall Texan · Réalisation
- Les portes de l'enfer · Montage
- Le train sifflera trois fois · Montage
- L'assassin sans visage · Montage
- Bodyguard · Montage
- Design for Death · Montage
- The Miracle of the Bells · Montage
- Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome · Montage
- Ils ne voudront pas me croire · Montage
- Nocturne · Montage
- Sachez reconnaître votre ennemi : le Japon · Montage
- Our Job in Japan · Montage
- Forever and a Day · Montage
- Sunny · Montage
- Irene · Montage
- Edith Cavell · Montage
- Victoria the Great · Supervising Editor
- To Be a Lady · Montage