Harold F. Kress

Personal Info

Known For Editor

Gender Male

Birthday 1913-06-26

Deathday 1999-09-18 (86 years old)

Place of Birth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Harold F. Kress

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harold F. Kress (June 26, 1913 – September 18, 1999) was an American film editor with more than fifty feature film credits; he also directed several feature films in the early 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for How the West Was Won (1962) and again for The Towering Inferno (1974), and was nominated for four additional films; he is among the film editors most recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He also worked publicly to increase the recognition of editing as a component of Hollywood filmmaking.

Known For

Editor

1978
The Swarm

as Editor

1977
Viva Knievel!

as Editor

1976
Gator

as Editor

1974
1974
1973
1971
The Horsemen

as Editor

1970
I Walk the Line

as Supervising Film Editor

1967
Luv

as Editor

1967
The Ambushers

as Editor

1966
Alvarez Kelly

as Editor

1962
1961
King of Kings

as Editor

1960
1959
1958
Merry Andrew

as Editor

1957
Until They Sail

as Editor

1957
Silk Stockings

as Editor

1956
The Rack

as Editor

1955
1955
The Prodigal

as Editor

1955
The Cobweb

as Editor

1954
Rose Marie

as Editor

1954
1954
Green Fire

as Editor

1950
1949
1949
1948
1948
1946
The Yearling

as Editor

1944
Dragon Seed

as Editor

1943
1943
Madame Curie

as Editor

1942
Mrs. Miniver

as Editor

1942
Random Harvest

as Editor

1941
Rage in Heaven

as Editor

1941
Unholy Partners

as Editor

1940
Comrade X

as Editor

1940
New Moon

as Editor

1940
Bitter Sweet

as Editor

1939
1939
1939
Remember?

as Editor

Director

1952
Apache War Smoke

as Director

1951
The Painted Hills

as Director

1951
No Questions Asked

as Director

1945
Purity Squad

as Director

1945

Producer

1968
The Wrecking Crew

as Associate Producer