Ralph E. Winters | |
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.jpg) Ralph E. Winters and Susan Hayward (1961) | |
| Born | Ralph Ethan Winters (1909-06-17)June 17, 1909 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | February 26, 2004(2004-02-26) (aged 94) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | film editor |
| Years active | 1941–1995 |
| Spouses | |
Ralph Ethan Winters (June 17, 1909 – February 26, 2004) was a Canadian-born film editor who became one of the leading figures of this field in the American industry.[1]
After beginning on a series ofB movies in the early 1940s, including several in theDr. Kildare series, his first major film wasGeorge Cukor's Victorian chillerGaslight (1944).
Winters won theAcademy Award for Best Film Editing forKing Solomon's Mines (1950) (shared withConrad A. Nervig) andBen-Hur (1959) (shared withJohn D. Dunning). He received four additional nominations:Quo Vadis (1951),Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954),The Great Race (1965) andKotch (1971). Winters' other films includedOn the Town (1949),High Society (1956),Jailhouse Rock (1957) andThe Thomas Crown Affair (1968).
Winters had anotable collaboration with directorBlake Edwards. Over 20 years, they collaborated on 12 films together, includingThe Pink Panther (1963),The Party (1968),10 (1979) andVictor/Victoria (1982). His last film was the pirate epicCutthroat Island in 1995.
Winters had been elected to membership in theAmerican Cinema Editors,[2] and in 1991, Winters received the organization'scareer achievement award. His memoir,Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor, was published in 2001.[3]
Based on Winters' filmography at the Internet Database.
| Year | Film | Director | Notes | Other notes |
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| 1941 | The Penalty | Harold S. Bucquet | First collaboration with Harold S. Bucquet | |
| The People vs. Dr. Kildare | Second collaboration with Harold S. Bucquet | |||
| 1942 | Mr. and Mrs. North | Robert B. Sinclair | ||
| Kid Glove Killer | Fred Zinnemann | First collaboration with Fred Zinnemann | ||
| The Affairs of Martha | Jules Dassin | First collaboration with Jules Dassin | ||
| Eyes in the Night | Fred Zinnemann | Second collaboration with Fred Zinnemann | ||
| Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant | Willis Goldbeck | |||
| 1943 | The Youngest Profession | Edward Buzzell | ||
| Young Ideas | Jules Dassin | Second collaboration with Jules Dassin | ||
| Cry 'Havoc' | Richard Thorpe | First collaboration with Richard Thorpe | ||
| 1944 | Gaslight | George Cukor | ||
| The Thin Man Goes Home | Richard Thorpe | Second collaboration with Richard Thorpe | ||
| 1945 | Our Vines Have Tender Grapes | Roy Rowland | First collaboration with Roy Rowland | |
| 1946 | Boys' Ranch | Second collaboration with Roy Rowland | ||
| 1947 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Third collaboration with Roy Rowland | ||
| Killer McCoy | Fourth collaboration with Roy Rowland | |||
| 1948 | Tenth Avenue Angel | Fifth collaboration with Roy Rowland | ||
| Hills of Home | Fred M. Wilcox | |||
| 1949 | Little Women | Mervyn LeRoy | First collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy | |
| Any Number Can Play | Second collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy | |||
| On the Town | First collaboration with Stanley Donen | |||
| 1950 | King Solomon's Mines | |||
| 1951 | Quo Vadis | Mervyn LeRoy | Third collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy | |
| 1953 | The Story of Three Loves | |||
| Young Bess | George Sidney | First collaboration with George Sidney | ||
| Kiss Me Kate | Second collaboration with George Sidney | |||
| 1954 | Executive Suite | Robert Wise | First collaboration with Robert Wise | |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Stanley Donen | Second collaboration with Stanley Donen | ||
| 1955 | Jupiter's Darling | George Sidney | Third collaboration with George Sidney | |
| Love Me or Leave Me | Charles Vidor | |||
| 1956 | Tribute to a Bad Man | Robert Wise | Second collaboration with Robert Wise | |
| High Society | Charles Walters | |||
| 1957 | Man on Fire | Ranald MacDougall | ||
| Jailhouse Rock | Richard Thorpe | Third collaboration with Richard Thorpe | ||
| 1958 | The Sheepman | George Marshall | ||
| 1959 | Ben-Hur | William Wyler | ||
| 1960 | BUtterfield 8 | Daniel Mann | First collaboration with Daniel Mann | |
| 1961 | Ada | Second collaboration with Daniel Mann | ||
| 1963 | Dime with a Halo | Boris Sagal | ||
| Soldier in the Rain | Ralph Nelson | |||
| The Pink Panther | Blake Edwards | First collaboration with Blake Edwards | ||
| 1964 | A Shot in the Dark | Second collaboration with Blake Edwards | ||
| 1965 | The Great Race | Third collaboration with Blake Edwards | ||
| 1966 | What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? | Fourth collaboration with Blake Edwards | ||
| 1967 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | David Swift | ||
| Fitzwilly | Delbert Mann | |||
| 1968 | The Party | Blake Edwards | Fifth collaboration with Blake Edwards | |
| The Thomas Crown Affair | Norman Jewison | First collaboration with Norman Jewison | ||
| 1969 | Gaily, Gaily | Second collaboration with Norman Jewison | ||
| 1970 | The Hawaiians | Tom Gries | ||
| 1971 | Kotch | Jack Lemmon | ||
| 1972 | The Carey Treatment | Blake Edwards | Sixth collaboration with Blake Edwards | |
| Avanti! | Billy Wilder | First collaboration with Billy Wilder | ||
| 1973 | The Outfit | John Flynn | ||
| The All-American Boy | Charles Eastman | |||
| 1974 | The Spikes Gang | Richard Fleischer | First collaboration with Richard Fleischer | |
| Mr. Majestyk | Second collaboration with Richard Fleischer | |||
| The Front Page | Billy Wilder | Second collaboration with Billy Wilder | ||
| 1976 | King Kong | John Guillermin | ||
| 1977 | Orca | Michael Anderson | ||
| 1979 | The American Success Company | William Richert | ||
| 10 | Blake Edwards | Seventh collaboration with Blake Edwards | ||
| 1981 | S.O.B. | Eighth collaboration with Blake Edwards | ||
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria | Ninth collaboration with Blake Edwards | ||
| Trail of the Pink Panther | Tenth collaboration with Blake Edwards | Uncredited | ||
| 1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther | Eleventh collaboration with Blake Edwards | ||
| The Man Who Loved Women | Twelfth collaboration with Blake Edwards | |||
| 1984 | Micki & Maude | Thirteenth collaboration with Blake Edwards | ||
| 1986 | Big Trouble | John Cassavetes | ||
| Let's Get Harry | Stuart Rosenberg | |||
| 1995 | Cutthroat Island | Renny Harlin |
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
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| 1928 | Four Walls | William Nigh | Assistant editor | |
| 1929 | The Thirteenth Chair | Tod Browning | Uncredited | |
| Their Own Desire | E. Mason Hopper |
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
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| 1947 | Intrigue | Edwin L. Marin | Air Force Pilot at Bar | Uncredited |
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
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| 1987 | Jane and the Lost City | Terry Marcel | Special consultant |
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
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| 1987 | Disorderlies | Michael Schultz | Special thanks |
| Year | Film | Director |
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| 1975 | The Entertainer | Donald Wrye |
| 1978 | The Other Side of Hell | Ján Kadár |
| 1991 | Tagget | Richard T. Heffron |
| 1993 | Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth | Bradford May |
| 1994 | Lily in Winter | Delbert Mann |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1962 | Combat! | 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1962 | Combat! | Production assistant | 1 episode |
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