Robert Swink
Robert Swink | |
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| Born | June 3, 1918 Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States |
| Died | August 15, 2000(aged 82) Santa Maria, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film editor |
Robert Swink(June 3, 1918 – August 15, 2000) was an Americanfilm editorwho edited nearly 60 feature films during a career that spanned 46 years.[1][2]
Born inRocky Ford, Colorado,Swink and his family moved to Hollywood in 1927. After graduating fromNorth Hollywood High Schoolin 1936, he joinedRKO Picturesas an editing apprentice. DuringWorld War II,he edited training films for theArmy Special Services.[3]His first screen credit was the 1943 comedyshortDouble Up.
For the next five years, Swink edited mostlyB moviesuntilGeorge Stevenshired him forI Remember Mama(1948). He edited severalWesternsin 1950, and the following year was hired byWilliam Wylerto work onDetective Story.It was the first of 11 projects on which the two men collaborated. Swink left RKO to join Wyler at Paramount in 1952, and his credits at the studio includeCarrie(1952),Roman Holiday(1953), andThe Desperate Hours(1955). Among his assistants in this era wasHal Ashby,who became a distinguished editor and director.[4]
In 1964, Swink editedThe Best ManforFranklin J. Schaffner.They worked together on four additional films, includingPapillon(1973),Islands in the Stream(1977),The Boys from Brazil(1978), andSphinx(1981). Swink came out of retirement to edit the 1989 filmWelcome Homewhen Schaffner died right after completing principal photography on the project.[3]
Swink worked as a second unit director onThe Big Country(1958),The Collector(1965),How to Steal a Million(1968),The Only Game in Town(1970), andThe Liberation of L.B. Jones(1970).
Swink was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Film EditingforRoman Holiday(1953),Funny Girl(1968), andThe Boys from Brazil(1978). He received theAmerican Cinema Editors Career Achievement Awardin 1993.
Swink died of aheart attackinSanta Maria, California.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Roman Holiday(1953)
- Funny Girl(1968; co-nominated withMaury WinetrobeandWilliam Sands)
- The Boys from Brazil(1978)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Robert E. Swink; Veteran Film Editor".The Los Angeles Times.August 22, 2000.Obituary for Swink.
- ^Robert SwinkatIMDb
- ^ab"Robert Swink at TheOscarSite".
- ^Biskind, Peter (1999).Easy Riders Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and Rock 'N Roll Generation Saved Hollywood.Simon and Schuster. p.171.
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