Elmo Williams
James Elmo Williams ( born April 30, 1913 in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, United States) is an American editor, film producer and film director.
Life
Elmo Williams grew up in a 500 inhabitants town in Kiowa County at, and was already at the age of 16 years an orphan. He attended schools in Oklahoma and New Mexico, before he moved to Los Angeles.
In 1933 he learned the cutter Merrill G. White know who made him his personal assistant, and took him to England. With the support of Whites Williams quickly became a recognized Cutter, who completed many of his works at RKO Pictures. After six years, in 1939, Williams returned to the USA, was retired, and therefore did not have as many other U.S. citizens in World War II battle.
Until the late 1950s, Williams was responsible for the editing of 23 feature films, and found especially here wide acclaim. He was nominated twice in the category for Best Editing for the Oscar, and won it in 1952 with Harry W. Gerstad for twelve clock noon.
Thereafter, Williams' work shifted to producing and directing. So he started in 1962 as a second unit director on The Longest Day, and in 1970 producer of Tora! Tora! Tora!.
In 1990 he received for his life's work the Career Achievement Award from the American Cinema Editors.
He is married to the writer Lorraine Williams.