CINEFILER

Ralph E. Winters

Born
June 17, 1909
Died
February 26, 2004
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Ralph E. Winters (June 17, 1909 – February 26, 2004) was a Canadian-born film editor who became one of the leading figures of this field in the American industry. After beginning on a series of B movies in the early 1940s, including several in the Dr. Kildare series, his first major film was George Cukor's Victorian chiller Gaslight (1944). Winters won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for King Solomon's Mines (1950) (shared with Conrad A. Nervig) and Ben-Hur (1959) (shared with John D. Dunning). He received four additional nominations: Quo Vadis (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), The Great Race (1965) and Kotch (1971). Winters' other films included On the Town (1949), High Society (1956), Jailhouse Rock (1957) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). Winters had a notable collaboration with director Blake Edwards. Over 20 years, they collaborated on 12 films together, including The Pink Panther (1963), The Party (1968), 10 (1979) and Victor/Victoria (1982). His last film was the pirate epic Cutthroat Island in 1995. Winters had been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors, and in 1991, Winters received the organization's career achievement award. His memoir, Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor, was published in 2001.
Known For
Ben-Hur
(1959)
Editor
Quo Vadis
(1951)
Editor
The Pink Panther
(1963)
Editor
The Thomas Crown Affair
(1968)
Editor
The Party
(1968)
Editor
King Kong
(1976)
Editor
Orca
(1977)
Editor
Cutthroat Island
(1995)
Editor
A Shot in the Dark
(1964)
Editor
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(1954)
Editor
Victor/Victoria
(1982)
Editor
Little Women
(1949)
Editor
10
(1979)
Editor
Mr. Majestyk
(1974)
Editor
Jailhouse Rock
(1957)
Editor
Gaslight
(1944)
Editor
Full Filmography
Editing
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
(1941)
Editor
Kid Glove Killer
(1942)
Editor
The Affairs of Martha
(1942)
Editor
Eyes in the Night
(1942)
Editor
Mr. and Mrs. North
(1942)
Editor
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
(1942)
Editor
Young Ideas
(1943)
Editor
Cry 'Havoc'
(1943)
Editor
Gaslight
(1944)
Editor
The Thin Man Goes Home
(1944)
Editor
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
(1945)
Editor
Killer McCoy
(1947)
Editor
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
(1947)
Editor
Tenth Avenue Angel
(1948)
Editor
Hills of Home
(1948)
Editor
Little Women
(1949)
Editor
Any Number Can Play
(1949)
Editor
On the Town
(1949)
Editor
King Solomon's Mines
(1950)
Editor
Quo Vadis
(1951)
Editor
Kiss Me Kate
(1953)
Editor
The Story of Three Loves
(1953)
Editor
Young Bess
(1953)
Editor
Executive Suite
(1954)
Editor
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(1954)
Editor
Love Me or Leave Me
(1955)
Editor
Jupiter's Darling
(1955)
Editor
High Society
(1956)
Editor
Tribute to a Bad Man
(1956)
Editor
Jailhouse Rock
(1957)
Editor
The Sheepman
(1958)
Editor
Ben-Hur
(1959)
Editor
BUtterfield 8
(1960)
Editor
Ada
(1961)
Editor
The Pink Panther
(1963)
Editor
Soldier in the Rain
(1963)
Editor
Dime with a Halo
(1963)
Editor
A Shot in the Dark
(1964)
Editor
The Great Race
(1965)
Editor
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
(1966)
Editor
Fitzwilly
(1967)
Editor
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
(1967)
Editor
The Thomas Crown Affair
(1968)
Editor
The Party
(1968)
Editor
Gaily, Gaily
(1969)
Editor
The Hawaiians
(1970)
Editor
Kotch
(1971)
Editor
Avanti!
(1972)
Editor
The Carey Treatment
(1972)
Editor
The Outfit
(1973)
Editor
The All-American Boy
(1973)
Editor
The Front Page
(1974)
Editor
The Spikes Gang
(1974)
Editor
Mr. Majestyk
(1974)
Editor
King Kong
(1976)
Editor
Orca
(1977)
Editor
The Other Side of Hell
(1978)
Editor
10
(1979)
Editor
S.O.B.
(1981)
Editor
Victor/Victoria
(1982)
Editor
The Man Who Loved Women
(1983)
Editor
Micki + Maude
(1984)
Editor
Big Trouble
(1986)
Editor
Let's Get Harry
(1986)
Editor
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
(1993)
Editor
Cutthroat Island
(1995)
Editor
Acting
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