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Ralph E. Winters (June 17, 1909 – February 26, 2004) was a Canadian-born film editor who became one of the leading figures of this field in the American industry. After beginning on a series of
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s in the early 1940s, including several in the Dr. Kildare series, his first major film was
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's Victorian chiller '' Gaslight'' (1944). Winters won the
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for ''
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'' (1950) (shared with Conrad A. Nervig) and ''
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'' (1959) (shared with John D. Dunning). He received four additional nominations: '' Quo Vadis'' (1951), '' Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' (1954), ''
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'' (1965) and '' Kotch'' (1971). Winters' other films included '' On the Town'' (1949), ''
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'' (1956), '' Jailhouse Rock'' (1957) and '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1968). Winters had a notable collaboration with director
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. Over 20 years, they collaborated on 12 films together, including ''
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'' (1963), '' The Party'' (1968), '' 10'' (1979) and '' Victor/Victoria'' (1982). His last film was the pirate epic '' Cutthroat Island'' in 1995. Winters had been elected to membership in the
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, and in 1991, Winters received the organization's career achievement award. His memoir, ''Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor'', was published in 2001.Winters, Ralph E. (2001). ''Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor'' (Scarecrow Press) .


Selected filmography

Based on Winters' filmography at the Internet Database. ;TV movies ;TV series


See also

* List of film director and editor collaborations


References


External links

* 1909 births 2004 deaths American Cinema Editors American film editors Best Film Editing Academy Award winners Canadian film editors Canadian emigrants to the United States {{US-film-editor-stub