About

Known credits:
59
Birthday:
1913-06-26
Place of birth:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Website:
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Harold F. Kress

Overview

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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

Directing
1952 Apache War Smoke Directing Director 58
Average
1951 No Questions Asked Directing Director 59
Average
1951 The Painted Hills Directing Director 58
Average
1945 Purity Squad Directing Director N/A
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1945 Watchtower Over Tomorrow Directing Director 59
Average

Production
1968 The Wrecking Crew Production Associate Producer 58
Average

Editing
1978 The Swarm Editing Editor 56
Average
1977 Viva Knievel! Editing Editor 58
Average
1976 Gator Editing Editor 57
Average
1974 The Towering Inferno Editing Editor 66
Fair
1974 99 and 44/100% Dead Editing Editor 58
Average
1973 The Iceman Cometh Editing Editor 58
Average
1972 The Poseidon Adventure Editing Editor 66
Fair
1972 Stand Up and Be Counted Editing Editor N/A
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1971 The Horsemen Editing Editor 59
Average
1970 I Walk the Line Editing Supervising Film Editor 58
Average
1968 Star Spangled Salesman Editing Editor 58
Average
1967 The Ambushers Editing Editor 58
Average
1967 Luv Editing Editor 58
Average
1966 Alvarez Kelly Editing Editor 59
Average
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told Editing Editor 60
Fair
1962 How the West Was Won Editing Editor 64
Fair
1961 King of Kings Editing Editor 62
Fair
1960 Home from the Hill Editing Editor 59
Average
1959 The World, the Flesh and the Devil Editing Editor 59
Average
1959 Count Your Blessings Editing Editor 58
Average
1958 Merry Andrew Editing Editor 59
Average
1957 Until They Sail Editing Editor 59
Average
1957 The Teahouse of the August Moon Editing Editor 58
Average
1957 Silk Stockings Editing Editor 59
Average
1956 The Rack Editing Editor 59
Average
1955 I'll Cry Tomorrow Editing Editor 59
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1955 The Cobweb Editing Editor 58
Average
1955 The Prodigal Editing Editor 58
Average
1954 Green Fire Editing Editor 59
Average
1954 Valley of the Kings Editing Editor 58
Average
1954 Rose Marie Editing Editor 58
Average
1950 The Miniver Story Editing Editor 59
Average
1949 East Side, West Side Editing Editor 59
Average
1949 The Great Sinner Editing Editor 59
Average
1948 Command Decision Editing Editor 59
Average
1948 A Date with Judy Editing Editor 58
Average
1946 The Yearling Editing Editor 59
Average
1944 Dragon Seed Editing Editor 59
Average
1943 Madame Curie Editing Editor 59
Average
1943 Cabin in the Sky Editing Editor 59
Average
1942 Random Harvest Editing Editor 61
Fair
1942 Mrs. Miniver Editing Editor 62
Fair
1941 Unholy Partners Editing Editor 59
Average
1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Editing Editor 60
Fair
1941 Rage in Heaven Editing Editor 59
Average
1940 Comrade X Editing Editor 59
Average
1940 Bitter Sweet Editing Editor 59
Average
1940 Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Editing Editor 58
Average
1940 New Moon Editing Editor 59
Average
1939 Remember? Editing Editor 58
Average
1939 These Glamour Girls Editing Editor 58
Average
1939 It's a Wonderful World Editing Editor 59
Average
1939 Broadway Serenade Editing Editor 59
Average