Douglas Stewart (film editor)

Douglas Stewart (March 29, 1919 – March 3, 1995) was an American film and television editor with about 16 feature film credits from 1953 – 1983.[1][2] He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film, The Right Stuff (1983), along with co-editors Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, and Tom Rolf. The Right Stuff was the fourth film of Stewart's notable collaboration with director Philip Kaufman, which began with The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972).[3] Stewart's extensive television work was honored twice by nominations for Emmy awards.

Douglas Stewart
Born	Samuel Douglas Stewart March 29, 1919 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died	March 3, 1995 (aged 75) Calabasas, California, U.S.
Occupation	film editor
Years active	1953 - 1983

See also

• List of film director and editor collaborations

References

1. Birth and death dates confirmed by the Social Security Death Index.
2. Douglas Stewart at IMDb
3. "Most Popular Titles With Douglas Stewart And Philip Kaufman". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2010-07-18.

External links

• Douglas Stewart at IMDb