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George Amy

Editing

George Amy

Born
Died
(aged 83)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
62 titles

Biography

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George Joseph Amy (October 15, 1903 – December 18, 1986) started his career aged 17 as an American film editor, finding his niche at Warner Brothers in the 1930s. It was Amy's editing that was one of the main reasons Warners' films got their reputation for their fluid style and breakneck pace.

He was a favorite of such top Warners directors as Michael Curtiz and Howard Hawks, and won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Hawks' Air Force (1943). He received Oscar nominations for Curtiz's Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942 and Raoul Walsh's fanciful war film Objective, Burma! in 1945. Although Amy directed several shorts and a few features (including She Had to Say Yes) on his own for Warners, they didn't meet with much success. In the 1950s he turned to editing and directing for television.

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Signature work

Known For

Crew credits 62

YearTitleJob
1955 The Unlighted Road Film Supervising Editor
1954 She Couldn't Say No Film Editor
1953 A Lion Is in the Streets Film Editor
1953 Affair with a Stranger Film Editor
1952 Clash by Night Film Editor
1952 The Lady Says No Film Editor
1951 The Blue Veil Film Editor
1951 Queen for a Day Film Editor
1950 The Sound of Fury Film Editor
1949 My Dream Is Yours Film Associate Producer
1948 Romance on the High Seas Film Associate Producer
1947 The Unsuspected Film Second Unit Director, Associate Producer
1947 Life with Father Film Editor
1946 Cinderella Jones Film Editor
1946 Three Strangers Film Editor
1945 Objective, Burma! Film Editor
1944 Uncertain Glory Film Editor
1943 This Is the Army Film Editor
1943 Action in the North Atlantic Film Editor
1943 Air Force Film Editor
1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy Film Editor
1942 Captains of the Clouds Film Editor
1941 Dive Bomber Film Editor
1941 The Sea Wolf Film Editor
1940 Santa Fe Trail Film Editor
1940 The Letter Film Editor
1940 Matty Malneck And His Orchestra Film Director, Editor
1940 The Sea Hawk Film Editor
1940 Gambling on the High Seas Film Director
1940 Virginia City Film Editor
1940 Granny Get Your Gun Film Director
1939 The Royal Rodeo Film Director
1939 Kid Nightingale Film Director
1939 Ride, Cowboy, Ride Film Director
1939 The Old Maid Film Editor
1939 Dodge City Film Editor
1939 Wings of the Navy Film Editor
1938 Gold Diggers in Paris Film Editor
1938 Hollywood Hotel Film Editor
1937 Kid Galahad Film Editor
1937 Mountain Justice Film Editor
1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade Film Editor
1935 Captain Blood Film Editor
1935 Broadway Gondolier Film Editor
1934 6 Day Bike Rider Film Editor
1934 Here Comes the Navy Film Editor
1934 He Was Her Man Film Editor
1934 Wonder Bar Film Editor
1933 Lady Killer Film Editor
1933 Footlight Parade Film Editor
1933 She Had to Say Yes Film Director, Editor
1933 Gold Diggers of 1933 Film Editor
1933 Mystery of the Wax Museum Film Editor
1932 20,000 Years in Sing Sing Film Editor
1932 The Cabin in the Cotton Film Editor
1932 Doctor X Film Editor
1932 The Mouthpiece Film Editor
1931 The Ruling Voice Film Editor
1930 Those Who Dance Film Editor
1928 The Wright Idea Film Editor
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