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American film editor (1903–1975)
Walter A. Thompson
BornMay 8, 1903
Indiana, United States
DiedDecember 17, 1975
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationFilm editor

Walter A. Thompson (May 8, 1903 – December 17, 1975) was an American film editor with 69 film credits from 1930 to 1975. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for This Above All (1942) and for The Nun's Story (1959). He was also nominated for an ACE Eddie Award for The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962).

Thompson shared his last credit, Farewell, My Lovely (1975), with Joel Cox. It was Cox's first credit as an editor; he has gone on to a distinguished career working primarily with director Clint Eastwood.

Selected filmography

Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1930 Men Without Women John Ford First collaboration with John Ford
1932 Partners Fred Allen
1933 Under Secret Orders Sam Newfield
1934 Burn 'Em Up Barnes
1935 The Phantom Empire
The New Adventures of Tarzan
1936 Tundra Norman Dawn
1937 Wee Willie Winkie John Ford Second collaboration with John Ford
Wife, Doctor and Nurse Walter Lang First collaboration with Walter Lang
Second Honeymoon Second collaboration with Walter Lang
1938 Sally, Irene and Mary William A. Seiter
Little Miss Broadway Irving Cummings First collaboration with Irving Cummings
Just Around the Corner Second collaboration with Irving Cummings
1939 Wife, Husband and Friend Gregory Ratoff
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell Irving Cummings Third collaboration with Irving Cummings
Young Mr. Lincoln John Ford Third collaboration with John Ford
Hollywood Cavalcade Irving Cummings Fourth collaboration with Irving Cummings
Everything Happens at Night Fifth collaboration with Irving Cummings
1940 Lillian Russell Sixth collaboration with Irving Cummings
The Return of Frank James Fritz Lang
Tin Pan Alley Walter Lang Third collaboration with Walter Lang
1941 That Night in Rio Irving Cummings Seventh collaboration with Irving Cummings
Moon Over Miami Walter Lang Fourth collaboration with Walter Lang
Wild Geese Calling John Brahm
Swamp Water Jean Renoir
1942 Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake John Cromwell
This Above All Anatole Litvak
Thunder Birds William A. Wellman
1943 Crash Dive Archie Mayo
Jane Eyre Robert Stevenson
1947 The Other Love Andre de Toth First collaboration with Andre de Toth
The Gangster Gordon Wiles
1948 So This Is New York Richard Fleischer
Pitfall Andre de Toth Second collaboration with Andre de Toth
1949 The Big Wheel Edward Ludwig
1950 Guilty of Treason Felix E. Feist
Quicksand Irving Pichel
The Second Woman James V. Kern
1959 The Nun's Story Fred Zinnemann First collaboration with Fred Zinnemann
1962 Samar George Montgomery
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm First collaboration with Henry Levin
1964 Behold a Pale Horse Fred Zinnemann Third collaboration with Fred Zinnemann
1965 King Rat Bryan Forbes
1966 Walk, Don't Run Charles Walters
Rage Gilberto Gazcón
Murderers' Row Henry Levin Second collaboration with Henry Levin
1968 A Flea in Her Ear Jacques Charon
1969 Model Shop Jacques Demy
Marooned John Sturges
1970 The Baby Maker James Bridges First collaboration with James Bridges
1971 Skin Game
The Todd Killings Barry Shear
1972 Fat City John Huston
The Magnificent Seven Ride! George McCowan
1973 Shamus Buzz Kulik
Bad Charleston Charlie Iván Nagy
The Paper Chase James Bridges Second collaboration with James Bridges
1974 Mixed Company Melville Shavelson
1975 Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins Dick Richards First collaboration with Dick Richards
Farewell, My Lovely Second collaboration with Dick Richards
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role
1948 Force of Evil Abraham Polonsky Editorial supervisor
1950 Guilty of Treason Felix E. Feist Supervising editor
Additional crew
Year Film Director Role Notes Other notes
1951 Pickup Hugo Haas Technical supervisor
1957 Sayonara Joshua Logan Production associate
1960 The Sundowners Fred Zinnemann Second collaboration with Fred Zinnemann Uncredited
Producer
Year Film Director Credit
1961 Romanoff and Juliet Peter Ustinov Associate producer
Documentaries
Additional crew
Year Film Director Role
1952 This Is Cinerama Prologue supervisor
Director
Year Film Notes
1956 Seven Wonders of the World
1958 South Seas Adventure Second segment
Shorts
Editor
Year Film Director
1931 Not So Loud Harry Sweet
All Gummed Up
Lemon Meringue
That's News to Me Arvid E. Gillstrom
Beach Pajamas Roscoe Arbuckle
Easy to Get Howard Bretherton
1932 Only Men Wanted Ralph Ceder
Blondes by Proxy Edgar Kennedy
Niagara Falls Roscoe Arbuckle
TV movies
Editor
Year Film Director
1973 The Man Who Could Talk to Kids Donald Wrye
TV series
Editor
Year Title Notes
1951 Stars Over Hollywood 4 episodes
1952 Chevron Theatre 1 episode
Hollywood Opening Night 2 episodes
The Campbell Playhouse 1 episode
Invitation Playhouse: Mind Over Murder 3 episodes

References

  1. "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  2. "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

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