Frederic Feitshans Jr. (September 10, 1909 – December 21, 1987) was an American
film editor
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. He was nominated for an
Academy Award
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in the category
Best Film Editing for the film ''
Wild in the Streets
''Wild in the Streets'' is a 1968 American dystopian comedy-drama film directed by Barry Shear and starring Christopher Jones, Hal Holbrook and Shelley Winters. Based on the short story "The Day It All Happened, Baby!" by Robert Thom, it ...
''.
Feitshans died in December 1987 in
Studio City, California
Studio City is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States, in the southeast San Fernando Valley, just west of the Cahuenga Pass. It is named after the studio lot that was established in the area by film producer Mack Sennett in 1 ...
, at the age of 78. He was buried in
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Forest Lawn may refer to:
Cemeteries
California
* Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries, a chain of cemeteries in southern California
* Forest Lawn Cemetery (Cathedral City), California
* Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), California
* Fore ...
.
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Selected filmography
Based on Feitshans Jr.'s filmography at the Internet Movie Database.
;Documentaries
;Shorts
;TV pilots
;TV series
References
External links
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1909 births
1987 deaths
Film people from Los Angeles
American film editors
American television editors
Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
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