Norman Palmer (film editor)
Norman Palmer ( born October 7, 1918 in Santa Ana, California, † March 23, 2013 in Northridge, California ) was an American editor at film in his 30 -year film career 20 cinema, television and documentary productions served as sectional champions. Including Disney classics such as The Living Desert, White Wilderness, The adventurous journey to the dwarf land, a cheeky monkey in Maisbeet or Zotti, the Urviech.
Life and career
Born in 1918 in Santa Ana, in the State of California, Palmer studied at Hollywood High School and was subsequently signed a contract with the Walt Disney Company, first as a simple employee and demonstrators. After six months he moved to the office, where he also got to know other areas in the 1940 animated classic Pinocchio and Fantasia. During the Second World War, Palmer worked with director John Ford in the Photo section of the U.S. Navy and worked there movies for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington. Later he was abroad as a photographer for reconnaissance missions. In 1946, Palmer went back to Disney's cutting department, where he met his future wife, Barbara Major. They married on December 4, 1947 and were married 52 years.
Norman Palmer worked during his 45 - year stay until 1983 at the Walt Disney Studios in adventure films, nature documentaries, live action movies and TV shows. He began in 1950 with documentary short films for director James Algar as The Valley of the beaver and the earth, the great unknown. During the 1950s, as was his most productive phase and Palmer arrived at a total of eight documentary films as an editor to use. This includes productions such as The Living Desert, secrets of the steppe, white wilderness or wild cats.
In the 1960s and 1970s, he was also active for Walt Disney's live-action movies. He was responsible for the cut for Fletcher Markle The Incredible Journey ( 1963), Robert Stevenson's The adventurous journey into the dwarf land (1967 ) for Frank Zuniga A Wolf Returns ( 1976) or Norman Tokars films like A cheeky monkey in Maisbeet (1969) and Zotti, the Urviech (1976).
For his friend the director James Algar, Norman Palmer oversaw a total of eight films between 1950 and 1975. The episode Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life of the American television series Disneyland in 1981 was finally Palmer's last work as a cutter.
Norman Palmer died on March 23, 2013 at the age of 94 years at his home in Northridge. His sister Adele Palmer worked as a costume designer in the film also.