Harold F. Kress
Harold F. Kress ( born June 26, 1913 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, † September 18, 1999 in Palm Desert, California ) was an American editor.
Life
Harold F. Kress was one of the most successful Hollywood editors, so he was able to win two Oscars. His son Carl Kress also worked as an editor and was able to win with his father an Oscar for the film The Towering Inferno.
He began his career in 1939 when he was first employed as an editor for the film meanders of love. He worked with a variety of directors, including John Frankenheimer and Victor Fleming.
In 1945, Kress was the short film Watchtower Over Tomorrow his debut as a director. In the same year came with Purity Squad another short film, thematically dealt with this education about drugs. It was not until his third film from 1951 turned Kress his first feature film. Also in 1951 he directed Lassie and the gold rush, a year later, he turned with Apache War Smoke his last film as director.
After 1978 produced horror film The deadly swarm Harold F. Kress retired from the film business.
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Awards (selection)
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