William Hornbeck

William Hornbeck(August 23, 1901 - October 19, 1983) was an acclaimed film editor. He was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Film Editing. One of the nominations he won (A Place in the Sun). Other more noticeable credits include It's a Wonderful Life, I Want to Live! and Giant. Universal Pictures almost brought him on board to completely re-edit George Lucas' American Graffiti.

Date of birth:

  • Aug 23, 1901

Date of death:

  • Oct 19, 1983 (age 82 years)
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