George Amy

Personal Info

Known For Editor

Gender Male

Birthday 1903-10-15

Deathday 1986-12-18 (83 years old)

Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As George J. Amy

George Amy

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Joseph Amy (October 15, 1903 – December 18, 1986) started his career aged 17 as an American film editor, finding his niche at Warner Brothers in the 1930s. It was Amy's editing that was one of the main reasons Warners' films got their reputation for their fluid style and breakneck pace. He was a favorite of such top Warners directors as Michael Curtiz and Howard Hawks, and won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Hawks' Air Force (1943). He received Oscar nominations for Curtiz's Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942 and Raoul Walsh's fanciful war film Objective, Burma! in 1945. Although Amy directed several shorts and a few features (including She Had to Say Yes) on his own for Warners, they didn't meet with much success. In the 1950s he turned to editing and directing for television.

Known For

Editor

1955
The Unlighted Road

as Supervising Editor

1954
1952
Clash by Night

as Editor

1952
1951
Queen for a Day

as Editor

1951
The Blue Veil

as Editor

1950
1947
1946
Three Strangers

as Editor

1946
1945
1944
Uncertain Glory

as Editor

1943
Air Force

as Editor

1943
1942
1941
The Sea Wolf

as Editor

1941
Dive Bomber

as Editor

1940
Santa Fe Trail

as Editor

1940
The Sea Hawk

as Editor

1940
The Letter

as Editor

1940
Virginia City

as Editor

1939
The Old Maid

as Editor

1939
Dodge City

as Editor

1939
1938
Hollywood Hotel

as Editor

1938
1937
Kid Galahad

as Editor

1935
Captain Blood

as Editor

1935
1934
1934
1934
He Was Her Man

as Editor

1934
Wonder Bar

as Editor

1933
Lady Killer

as Editor

1933
1933
1933
1932
Doctor X

as Editor

1932
The Mouthpiece

as Editor

1931
1930
Those Who Dance

as Editor

1928
The Wright Idea

as Editor

1925
The Live Wire

as Editor

Director

1940
1939
The Royal Rodeo

as Director

1939
Kid Nightingale

as Director

1939
Ride, Cowboy, Ride

as Director

1933
She Had to Say Yes

as Director

Producer

1949
My Dream Is Yours

as Associate Producer

1948
Romance on the High Seas

as Associate Producer