David Bretherton
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David Bretherton was an American film editor
with more than 40 credits for films released from 1954 to 1996.
Bretherton, the son of editor/director
Howard Bretherton
and actress Dorothea McEvoy, was born in Los Angeles
. He served with the United States Air Force
during World War II
. After World War II he joined the editing department at Twentieth Century-Fox, at first helping other editors, incliding Barbara McLean
, Robert L. Simpson
, Louis R. Loeffler
, James B. Clark, William H. Reynolds
, and, in later years, Dorothy Spencer
and Hugh S. Fowler
. His first project as a film editor was An Affair to Remember
in 1954 . In 1995, Bretherton received the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award
. Bretherton died of pneumonia
in Los Angeles in 2000.
Bretherton's most noted work was the editing of the film Cabaret
(1972), which was directed by Bob Fosse
. Bretherton received the Academy Award for Film Editing
, an ACE Eddie Award
, and a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing
for this film. In his 1972 review, Roger Greenspun gives some insight into Bretherton's achievement:
Film editing
Film editing is part of the creative post-production process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and combining of shots into sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. It is an art of storytelling...
with more than 40 credits for films released from 1954 to 1996.
Bretherton, the son of editor/director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Howard Bretherton
Howard Bretherton
Howard Bretherton was an American film director, film editor, and the father of film editor David Bretherton. He began his career as a propman and then became a film editor during the early 1920s for MGM...
and actress Dorothea McEvoy, was born in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. He served with the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. After World War II he joined the editing department at Twentieth Century-Fox, at first helping other editors, incliding Barbara McLean
Barbara McLean
Barbara McLean was an American film editor with 62 film credits. In the period Darryl F. Zanuck was dominant at the 20th Century Fox Studio, from the 1930s through the 1960s, McLean was the Studio's most conspicuous editor and ultimately the head of its editing department.She won the 1944 Academy...
, Robert L. Simpson
Robert L. Simpson (film editor)
Robert L. Simpson, A.C.E., was an American film editor.-Biography:Born in Missouri, Simpson began his career at Paramount Pictures in 1935. By the end of the decade, he had joined 20th Century Fox, where he remained for more than 35 years....
, Louis R. Loeffler
Louis R. Loeffler
Louis R. Loeffler was an American film editor. Through his five-decade career, he worked on over one hundred films, including In Old Arizona , In the Meantime, Darling , Laura , The Iron Curtain , How to Marry a Millionaire , River of No Return , and Anatomy of a Murder...
, James B. Clark, William H. Reynolds
William H. Reynolds
William H. Reynolds was an American film editor whose career spanned six decades. His credits include such notable films as The Sound of Music, The Godfather, The Sting, and The Turning Point...
, and, in later years, Dorothy Spencer
Dorothy Spencer
Dorothy Spencer was an American film editor. Nominated for an Academy Award on several occasions she is remembered for editing several of director John Ford's best known movies, including Stagecoach and what film critic Roger Ebert calls, "Ford's greatest Western," My Darling Clementine.She was...
and Hugh S. Fowler
Hugh S. Fowler
Hugh S. Fowler was an American film editor.Fowler spent his virtually his entire editing career at Twentieth Century-Fox. After spending years helping other film editors, including Louis Loeffler, Barbara McLean, William H...
. His first project as a film editor was An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember
An Affair to Remember is a 1957 film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, and directed by Leo McCarey. It was distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation....
in 1954 . In 1995, Bretherton received the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award
American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award
The American Cinema Editors gives one or more Career Achievement Awards each year. The first awards were given in 1987; the winners have been:*2011: Michael Kahn and Michael Brown*2010: Paul LaMastra and Neil Travis*2009: Sidney Katz and Arthur Schmidt...
. Bretherton died of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
in Los Angeles in 2000.
Bretherton's most noted work was the editing of the film Cabaret
Cabaret (film)
Cabaret is a 1972 musical film directed by Bob Fosse and starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey. The film is set in Berlin during the Weimar Republic in 1931, under the ominous presence of the growing National Socialist Party....
(1972), which was directed by Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse
Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse was an American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director. He won an unprecedented eight Tony Awards for choreography, as well as one for direction...
. Bretherton received the Academy Award for Film Editing
Academy Award for Film Editing
The Academy Award for Film Editing is one of the annual awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Nominations for this award are closely correlated with the Academy Award for Best Picture. Since 1981, every film selected as Best Picture has also been nominated for the Film Editing...
, an ACE Eddie Award
American Cinema Editors
Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors is an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing itself. The society is not to be confused with an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E...
, and a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing
BAFTA Award for Best Editing
The BAFTA Award for Best Editing is one of several annual awards presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . The film-voting members of the Academy select the five nominated films in each category; only the principal editor for each film are named, which excludes additional...
for this film. In his 1972 review, Roger Greenspun gives some insight into Bretherton's achievement:
Filmography
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That's Entertainment, Part II That's Entertainment, Part II is a 1976 motion picture by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and a sequel to the 1974 documentary That's Entertainment!. Like the previous film, That's Entertainment, Part II was a retrospective of famous films released by MGM from the 1930s to the 1950s... (1976) Coma (film) Coma is a 1978 suspense film based on the novel of the same name by Robin Cook. The film rights were acquired by director Michael Crichton, and the movie was produced by Martin Erlichmann for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer... (1978) Winter Kills (film) Winter Kills is a 1979 film based on the novel by Richard Condon. Its cast includes Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Eli Wallach, Richard Boone, Toshirō Mifune, Sterling Hayden, Dorothy Malone, Ralph Meeker, Elizabeth Taylor, Berry Berenson and Susan Walden.Most of the film was lensed by... (1979) The First Great Train Robbery The First Great Train Robbery — known in the U.S. as The Great Train Robbery — is a 1979 film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his novel The Great Train Robbery... (1979)
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