Harold F. Kress

Known for
Editing
Born
June 26, 1913
Died
September 18, 1999 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harold F. Kress (June 26, 1913 – September 18, 1999) was an American film editor with more than fifty feature film credits; he also directed several feature films in the early 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for How the West Was Won (1962) and again for The Towering Inferno (1974), and was nominated for four additional films; he is among the film editors most recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He also worked publicly to increase the recognition of editing as a component of Hollywood filmmaking.

Known For

Filmography

1978
The Swarm poster

The Swarm

Movie · Editor

1977
Viva Knievel! poster

Viva Knievel!

Movie · Editor

1976
Gator poster

Gator

Movie · Editor

1974
99 and 44/100% Dead poster

99 and 44/100% Dead

Movie · Editor

1974
The Towering Inferno poster

The Towering Inferno

Movie · Editor

1973
The Iceman Cometh poster

The Iceman Cometh

Movie · Editor

1972
The Poseidon Adventure poster

The Poseidon Adventure

Movie · Editor

1972
Stand Up and Be Counted poster

Stand Up and Be Counted

Movie · Editor

1971
The Horsemen poster

The Horsemen

Movie · Editor

1970
I Walk the Line poster

I Walk the Line

Movie · Supervising Film Editor

1968
Star Spangled Salesman poster

Star Spangled Salesman

Movie · Editor

1967
Luv poster

Luv

Movie · Editor

1967
The Ambushers poster

The Ambushers

Movie · Editor

1966
Alvarez Kelly poster

Alvarez Kelly

Movie · Editor

1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told poster

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Movie · Editor

1962
How the West Was Won poster

How the West Was Won

Movie · Editor

1961
King of Kings poster

King of Kings

Movie · Editor

1960
Home from the Hill poster

Home from the Hill

Movie · Editor

1959
Count Your Blessings poster

Count Your Blessings

Movie · Editor

1959
The World, the Flesh and the Devil poster

The World, the Flesh and the Devil

Movie · Editor

1958
Merry Andrew poster

Merry Andrew

Movie · Editor

1957
Until They Sail poster

Until They Sail

Movie · Editor

1957
The Teahouse of the August Moon poster

The Teahouse of the August Moon

Movie · Editor

1957
Silk Stockings poster

Silk Stockings

Movie · Editor

1956
The Rack poster

The Rack

Movie · Editor

1955
I'll Cry Tomorrow poster

I'll Cry Tomorrow

Movie · Editor

1955
The Prodigal poster

The Prodigal

Movie · Editor

1955
The Cobweb poster

The Cobweb

Movie · Editor

1954
Rose Marie poster

Rose Marie

Movie · Editor

1954
Valley of the Kings poster

Valley of the Kings

Movie · Editor

1954
Green Fire poster

Green Fire

Movie · Editor

1953
Ride, Vaquero! poster

Ride, Vaquero!

Movie · Editor

1950
The Miniver Story poster

The Miniver Story

Movie · Editor

1949
The Great Sinner poster

The Great Sinner

Movie · Editor

1949
East Side, West Side poster

East Side, West Side

Movie · Editor

1948
A Date with Judy poster

A Date with Judy

Movie · Editor

1948
Command Decision poster

Command Decision

Movie · Editor

1946
The Yearling poster

The Yearling

Movie · Editor

1944
Dragon Seed poster

Dragon Seed

Movie · Editor

1943
Cabin in the Sky poster

Cabin in the Sky

Movie · Editor

1943
Madame Curie poster

Madame Curie

Movie · Editor

1942
Mrs. Miniver poster

Mrs. Miniver

Movie · Editor

1942
Random Harvest poster

Random Harvest

Movie · Editor

1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Movie · Editor

1941
Rage in Heaven poster

Rage in Heaven

Movie · Editor

1941
Unholy Partners poster

Unholy Partners

Movie · Editor

1940
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante poster

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Movie · Editor

1940
Comrade X poster

Comrade X

Movie · Editor

1940
New Moon poster

New Moon

Movie · Editor

1940
Bitter Sweet poster

Bitter Sweet

Movie · Editor

1939
It's a Wonderful World poster

It's a Wonderful World

Movie · Editor

1939
These Glamour Girls poster

These Glamour Girls

Movie · Editor

1939
Broadway Serenade poster

Broadway Serenade

Movie · Editor

1939
Remember? poster

Remember?

Movie · Editor