Stewart Bridgewater Linder (November 8, 1931 – January 12, 2006) was an American
film editor
Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film stock, film which increasingly involves the use Digital cinema, of digital ...
with 25 credits. He shared the
Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 1966 film ''
Grand Prix'' (directed by
John Frankenheimer), which was the first film on which Linder was credited as an editor.
Linder is particularly noted for his long collaboration (1982–2006) with the director
Barry Levinson
Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for '' Rain Man'' (1988). His other best-known works are ''Diner'' (1982), '' The Natural'' (1984 ...
. Perhaps the best remembered film from their collaboration, which extended over 20 films, was ''
Rain Man'' (1988), which won the
Academy Award for Best Picture
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. Linder won an
ACE Eddie award for editing this film, and was nominated for both the Academy Award and the
BAFTA Award for Best Editing.
Death
Linder died on January 12, 2006, of a heart attack, at the age of 74.
Legacy
The 2006 film ''
Man of the Year'' starring
Robin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedie ...
is dedicated to Linder's memory. Stu was on location editing this feature when he died of a heart attack.
His co-editor, Blair Daily was the first on scene.
Partial filmography
;TV pilots
See also
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List of film director and editor collaborations
References
1931 births
2006 deaths
American film editors
Best Film Editing Academy Award winners
People from Geneva, Illinois
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