Adrienne Fazan

Adrienne Fazan ( born May 9, 1906 in Los Angeles, California, † August 23 1986 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American film editor.

Life

After Adrienne Fazan 1933 for the first time on their own responsibility resulted in the film section of the drama Day of Reckoning, it was from 1939 to 1944 in countless short films is responsible for cutting the film, including Prophet Without Honor, More About Nostradamus and No News Is Good News. Then she got the chance movies such as Singin ' lucky stars Damn they are all cut and two weeks in another town. For an American in Paris ( 1951), she received an Oscar nomination and for Gigi (1958), an award for the Best Film in each section. So it was after Anne Bauchens and Barbara McLean only the third woman to win the Oscar cut.

With bullets is from midnight ended her career in 1970. She had been involved in some 80 productions.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

• Oscar 1952: Best Editing - An American in Paris ( nominated )
• 1959: Best Editing - Gigi