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Known For

Editing

Known Credits

60

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-06-26

Day of Death

1999-09-18 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Harold F. Kress

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harold F. Kress (June 26, 1913 – September 18, 1999) was an American film editor with more than fifty feature film credits; he also directed several feature films in the early 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for How the West Was Won (1962) and again for The Towering Inferno (1974), and was nominated for four additional films; he is among the film editors most recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He also worked publicly to increase the recognition of editing as a component of Hollywood filmmaking.

Known For

Acting

Production

Crew

Directing