George Amy
- Known for
- Editing
- Born
- October 15, 1903
- Died
- December 18, 1986 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Joseph Amy (October 15, 1903 – December 18, 1986) started his career aged 17 as an American film editor, finding his niche at Warner Brothers in the 1930s. It was Amy's editing that was one of the main reasons Warners' films got their reputation for their fluid style and breakneck pace. He was a favorite of such top Warners directors as Michael Curtiz and Howard Hawks, and won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Hawks' Air Force (1943). He received Oscar nominations for Curtiz's Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942 and Raoul Walsh's fanciful war film Objective, Burma! in 1945. Although Amy directed several shorts and a few features (including She Had to Say Yes) on his own for Warners, they didn't meet with much success. In the 1950s he turned to editing and directing for television.
Known For
Filmography
The Unlighted Road
Movie · Supervising Editor
She Couldn't Say No
Movie · Editor
A Lion Is in the Streets
Movie · Editor
Affair with a Stranger
Movie · Editor
Clash by Night
Movie · Editor
The Lady Says No
Movie · Editor
Queen for a Day
Movie · Editor
The Blue Veil
Movie · Editor
The Sound of Fury
Movie · Editor
Life with Father
Movie · Editor
Three Strangers
Movie · Editor
Cinderella Jones
Movie · Editor
Objective, Burma!
Movie · Editor
Uncertain Glory
Movie · Editor
Action in the North Atlantic
Movie · Editor
Air Force
Movie · Editor
This Is the Army
Movie · Editor
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Movie · Editor
Captains of the Clouds
Movie · Editor
The Sea Wolf
Movie · Editor
Dive Bomber
Movie · Editor
Santa Fe Trail
Movie · Editor
The Sea Hawk
Movie · Editor
The Letter
Movie · Editor
Virginia City
Movie · Editor
Matty Malneck And His Orchestra
Movie · Editor
The Old Maid
Movie · Editor
Dodge City
Movie · Editor
Wings of the Navy
Movie · Editor
Hollywood Hotel
Movie · Editor
Gold Diggers in Paris
Movie · Editor
Kid Galahad
Movie · Editor
Mountain Justice
Movie · Editor
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Movie · Editor
Captain Blood
Movie · Editor
Broadway Gondolier
Movie · Editor
6 Day Bike Rider
Movie · Editor
Here Comes the Navy
Movie · Editor
He Was Her Man
Movie · Editor
Wonder Bar
Movie · Editor
Lady Killer
Movie · Editor
Gold Diggers of 1933
Movie · Editor
Footlight Parade
Movie · Editor
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Movie · Editor
She Had to Say Yes
Movie · Editor
Doctor X
Movie · Editor
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
Movie · Editor
The Cabin in the Cotton
Movie · Editor
The Mouthpiece
Movie · Editor
The Ruling Voice
Movie · Editor
Those Who Dance
Movie · Editor
The Wright Idea
Movie · Editor
Rainbow Riley
Movie · Editor
The Live Wire
Movie · Editor