Harold F. Kress
Editing
- Born
- June 26, 1913 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- September 18, 1999 (age 86)
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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
The Towering Inferno
December 14, 1974
The Poseidon Adventure
December 1, 1972
How the West Was Won
November 2, 1962
Mrs. Miniver
July 3, 1942
King of Kings
October 11, 1961
The Greatest Story Ever Told
April 9, 1965
The Swarm
June 26, 1978
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
August 12, 1941
Random Harvest
December 17, 1942
The Yearling
December 18, 1946
Gator
August 25, 1976
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
May 1, 1959
Behind the camera60
- 1978The Swarm Editor
- 1977Viva Knievel! Editor
- 1976Gator Editor
- 1974The Towering Inferno Editor
- 197499 and 44/100% Dead Editor
- 1973The Iceman Cometh Editor
- 1972The Poseidon Adventure Editor
- 1972Stand Up and Be Counted Editor
- 1971The Horsemen Editor
- 1970I Walk the Line Supervising Film Editor