John F. Burnett
John F. Burnett | |
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| Born | John Forbes Burnett March 5, 1934 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 2024 (aged 90) Lincoln, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Years active | 1968–2024 |
John Forbes Burnett (March 5, 1934 – October 24, 2024) was an American film editor.[1]
Burnett died in Lincoln, California on October 24, 2024, at the age of 90.[2]
At the 97th Academy Awards, his name was mentioned in the In Memoriam section.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis | Billy Wilder | Assistant editor | Uncredited
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| The Helen Morgan Story | Michael Curtiz | ||||
| 1958 | Fort Dobbs | Gordon Douglas | |||
| 1959 | The FBI Story | Mervyn LeRoy | First collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy | ||
| 1960 | Cash McCall | Joseph Pevney | |||
| Tall Story | Joshua Logan | ||||
| 1962 | The Music Man | Morton DaCosta | |||
| Gypsy | Mervyn LeRoy | Second collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy | |||
| 1964 | My Fair Lady | George Cukor | First collaboration with George Cukor | ||
| 1965 | The Great Race | Blake Edwards | Additional editor | First collaboration with Blake Edwards | |
| 1966 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Mike Nichols | Assistant editor | ||
| 1978 | Moment by Moment | Jane Wagner | Supervising film editor | ||
| 1983 | Staying Alive | Sylvester Stallone | Editor |
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Traveller | Jack N. Green | Thanks |
- Documentaries
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Fabulous Allan Carr | Jeffrey Schwarz | Special thanks |
- TV movies
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Love Among the Ruins | George Cukor |
| Promise Him Anything | Edward Parone | |
| 1986 | Between Two Women | Jon Avnet |
| 1991 | Fourth Story | Ivan Passer |
| 1993 | Killer Rules | Robert Ellis Miller |
| 1994 | Pointman |
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Surviving | Waris Hussein | Supervising editor |
| 1991 | Not of This World | Jon Hess |
- TV series
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Winds of War | 7 episodes |
| 1988−89 | War and Remembrance | 12 episodes |
| 1996−97 | Baywatch Nights | 10 episodes |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Pointman |
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21 episodes |
| 1995−97 | Baywatch Nights | Producer | 44 episodes |
References
- ^ TV Guide The Biggest Blockbusters of All Time. pg. 70. 2005.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (13 January 2025). "John F. Burnett, Film Editor on 'Grease,' 'The Goodbye Girl' and 'The Way We Were,' Dies at 90". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "In Memoriam". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 2, 2025.