Bernard W. Burton(December 24, 1898 – February 26, 1991) was an Americanfilm editorwith more than forty credits in feature films and television, and dozens of additional credits as the supervising editor for television programs in the 1960s. He was responsible for editingJames Whale’s 1936 version ofShow Boatand a string ofB-moviesthroughout the 1930s and 1940s.
Bernard W. Burton | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 24, 1898 New York City, New York, USA |
| Died | February 26, 1991(aged 92) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | film editor |
| Years active | 1928–1968 |
Burton was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Film Editingfor his work onOne Hundred Men and a Girl(1937),[1]which was directed byHenry Koster.Burton edited six films directed by Koster between 1937 and 1941, all produced byUniversal Pictures.
From 1942 to 1953 Burton has nearly 30 credits as the associate producer of films. With the coming of the 1950s, he migrated totelevisionand worked on such shows asBurke's LawandThe Big Valley.He retired around 1968. He died at the age of 92 in 1991.
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