Ralph Kemplen
Ralph Kemplen ( born October 8, 1912 in Palmers Green, London, † April 4, 2004 in London) was a British editor and director.
Life
Kemplen was responsible for the cut of more than 60 films in the period from 1933 up to and including 1982. Virus related frequently worked with director John Huston.
Among them include African Queen (1951 ), Alexander the Great ( 1956), The Way Up (1959 ) with Oscar-winning Simone Signoret, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone ( 1961), A Man for All Seasons (1966 ) The Bible (1966 ) directed by and starring John Huston, The Jackal (1973) and The Odessa File (1974).
In 1958 he staged with circuit court of the dead his first and only feature film.
Kemplen in 1953, 1969 and 1974 respectively nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Editing. For his work on The Jackal, he was awarded the 1974 BAFTA Film Award. Twice in his career, was nominated by the American Cinema Editors Eddie Award for the Kemplen.
His eldest son Willy Kemplen succeeded his father and was also editor. This did Willys son Tom Kemplen, who worked first as a third assistant editor at The Life of David Gale and as second assistant editor at Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.