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William Henry Reynolds (June 14, 1910 – July 16, 1997) was an American film editor whose career spanned six decades. His credits include notable films such as The Sound of Music, The Godfather, The Sting, and The Turning Point. He also was associated with two box-office bombs, Ishtar and Heaven's Gate, which he was the executive producer.
William Reynolds. Editor: The Sound of Music. New York-born William Reynolds was a self-effacing editor with a distinguished sixty-year career in the motion picture industry, noted for his unobtrusive, seamless work on movies of every genre, from romantic melodramas to gangster films.
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- Elmira, New York, USA
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- South Pasadena, California, USA
Jul 22, 1997 · William Reynolds, a deft and meticulous Hollywood film editor who won Academy Awards for ''The Sound of Music'' and ''The Sting,'' died on July 16 in South Pasadena, Calif. He was 87.
William Reynolds. Editor: The Sound of Music. New York-born William Reynolds was a self-effacing editor with a distinguished sixty-year career in the motion picture industry, noted for his unobtrusive, seamless work on movies of every genre, from romantic melodramas to gangster films. A graduate of Princeton University, he started in the business, moving props as part of the 20th Century Fox ...
- June 14, 1910
- July 16, 1997
William Henry Reynolds (June 14, 1910 – July 16, 1997) was an American film editor whose career spanned six decades. His credits include notable films such as The Sound of Music , The Godfather , The Sting , and The Turning Point .
For more than 50 years, on about 70 movies, William Reynolds has invested his work with "invisible" editing that serves to move the narrative forward with a minimum of editing tricks. In an interview with this writer, he stated that his job is to "try to make the best possible version of what you as editor take to be the director's idea of the film."
Jul 18, 1997 · William Reynolds, a film editor whose seamless assemblage of "The Sound of Music" and "The Sting" won him two Academy Awards, died in South Pasadena.
