Timothy S. Squyres is an American
film editor
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with about 30 film credits. Squyres has had an
extended collaboration with the Taiwanese director
Ang Lee
Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and List o ...
. His latest collaboration with Jonathan Demme on the film ''
A Master Builder'' opened in New York during June 2014 and was based on the 19th century play by
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered ...
.
Life and career
Squyres was born in
Wenonah, New Jersey. He is the brother of
Steve Squyres
Steven Weldon Squyres (born January 9, 1956) is an American geologist and planetary scientist. He was the James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. His research area is in planetary sciences, with a ...
, a retired professor of astronomy at
Cornell University
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and Chief Scientist at
Blue Origin
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. Both brothers attended Cornell after attending
Gateway Regional High School in New Jersey.
[Shyrock, Bob]
"South Jersey native nominated for Oscar for 'Life of Pi'"
''South Jersey Times
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History
The newspaper began publication on November 4, 2012, following a merger of three affiliated papers, '' Gloucester County Times'', '' The News of Cu ...
'', January 12, 2013. Accessed October 24, 2015. "Former Wenonah resident Tim Squyres, who has edited 11 of director Ang Lee’s 12 films, has been nominated for an Oscar for his work on Lee’s acclaimed fantasy adventure ''Life of Pi.''... Nominated for an Oscar previously for editing Lee’s ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,'' Squyres is a graduate of Gateway Regional High School and Cornell University whose parents reside in Wenonah. The father of two, Squyres now lives in Maplewood in Essex County."
Squyres has edited all of Ang Lee's films except for ''
Brokeback Mountain
''Brokeback Mountain'' is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from Brokeback Mountain (short story), the 1997 short story by Annie Proulx, the screenplay ...
'', including ''
The Wedding Banquet'' (1993), ''
Eat Drink Man Woman'' (1994), ''
Sense and Sensibility
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'' (1995), ''
Ride with the Devil'' (1999), ''
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is a 2000 epic romantic drama wuxia martial arts film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Z ...
'' (2000), ''
The Hire: Chosen'' (2001), ''
Hulk
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'' (2003), ''
Lust, Caution
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'' (2007), ''
Taking Woodstock'' (2009), ''
Life of Pi'' (2012), and
''Gemini Man'' (2019). Squyres served as editor of
Angelina Jolie
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's adaptation of ''
Unbroken'', released on December 25, 2014.
Squyres' work on ''
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is a 2000 epic romantic drama wuxia martial arts film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Z ...
'' (2000) earned nominations for the
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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, the
BAFTA Award for Best Editing, the
American Cinema Editors Eddie Award, among other awards. His work on ''
Gosford Park
''Gosford Park'' is a 2001 satirical black comedy mystery film directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes. The film, which is influenced by Jean Renoir's French classic '' The Rules of the Game'', follows a party of wealthy Brito ...
'' (directed by
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He is considered an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, known for directing subversive and sat ...
– 2001) was also nominated for an Eddie. In 2012, he was also nominated for the Academy Award for ''
Life of Pi''.
Squyres has been elected to membership in the
American Cinema Editors
Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of film editing, film editors who are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Members use the ...
.
"American Cinema Editors – Members"
webpage archived by WebCite fro
on 2008-03-04.
Squyres is a resident of Maplewood, New Jersey
Maplewood is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is an inner-ring suburban bedroom community of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's popula ...
.[
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See also
* List of film director and editor collaborations
References
External links
*
American Cinema Editors
Cornell University alumni
Gateway Regional High School (New Jersey) alumni
Living people
People from Maplewood, New Jersey
People from Wenonah, New Jersey
American film editors
1959 births
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