Frank_Morriss

Frank Morriss

Frank Morriss

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Frank E. Morriss (September 10, 1927 – July 3, 2013) was a film and television editor with more than 50 film and television program credits dating from 1968. He had a notable collaboration with the director John Badham extending from 1974 to 2004. Morriss' editing of Charley Varrick (1973) was nominated for the BAFTA Award. He was honored at the 1974 Primetime Emmy Awards as "film editor of the year" for the television film The Execution of Private Slovik. Morriss was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing: for Blue Thunder (1983, with Edward M. Abroms) and for Romancing the Stone (1984, with Donn Cambern).[1][2]

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Morriss was a 1946 graduate of Beverly Hills High School, where he was a varsity letterman in three sports. In 1948, Morriss enrolled at Santa Monica College.[citation needed]

Selected filmography

The release year and director of each film are indicated in parentheses.

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References

  1. [1]
    Barnes, Mike (July 21, 2013). "Film Editor Frank Morriss Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. [2]
    Frank Morriss at IMDb
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