Philip W. Anderson (June 23, 1915 – March 27, 1980) was an American film editor with more than fifty film credits commencing with the 1939 films, ''Marine Circus'' and ''

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''. He was nominated for the

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for three films: ''

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'' (directed by

George Stevens George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.Obituary '' Variety'', March 12, 1975, page 79. Films he produced were nominated for the Academy Award for ...

- 1956; with William Hornbeck and Fred Bohanan), ''

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'' (directed by Joshua Logan - 1957; with Arthur P. Schmidt), and '' The Parent Trap'' (directed by David Swift - 1961). His final credit is for '' A Man Called Horse'' (directed by

Elliot Silverstein Elliot Silverstein (born August 3, 1927) is an American film and television director. He directed the Academy Award-winning western comedy '' Cat Ballou'' (1965), and other films including '' The Happening'' (1967), '' A Man Called Horse'' (1970) ...

- 1970).

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American film editors 1915 births 1980 deaths Artists from New York City People from Granada Hills, Los Angeles {{US-film-editor-stub