William Hornbeck
Editor
August 23, 1901 — October 11, 1983 (82 years)
William Hornbeck was an American film editor and film industry executive. In a 1977 poll of film editors, he had been called "the best film editor the industry has produced."
He was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, and won the award for A Place in the Sun (1951). Other important credits include It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Giant (1956), and I Want to Live! (1958). He edited films from notable directors including Zoltan Korda, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. Universal Pictures almost brought him on board to completely re-edit George Lucas' American Graffiti.
He was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing, and won the award for A Place in the Sun (1951). Other important credits include It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Giant (1956), and I Want to Live! (1958). He edited films from notable directors including Zoltan Korda, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. Universal Pictures almost brought him on board to completely re-edit George Lucas' American Graffiti.
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| 1945 | War Comes to AmericaOn Plex |
| 1944 | The Battle of ChinaOn Plex |
| 1943 | The Battle of RussiaOn Plex |
| 1943 | The Battle of BritainOn Plex |
| 1943 | Divide and ConquerOn Plex |
| 1943 | The Nazis StrikeOn Plex |
| 1942 | Why We FightOn Plex |
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| 1980 | Hollywood · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award · as Self |
| 1942 | Jungle Book · as Supervising EditorOn Plex |
| 1941 | Lydia · as Supervising Editor |
| 1941 | That Hamilton Woman · as Supervising Editor |
| 1940 | The Thief of Bagdad · as Supervising Editor |
| 1940 | 21 Days Together · as Supervising Editor |
| 1939 | U-Boat 29 · as Supervising Film EditorOn Plex |
| 1939 | Over the Moon · as Supervising Editor |
| 1937 | Storm in a Teacup · as Supervising EditorOn Plex |
| 1937 | Elephant Boy · as Supervising Editor |
| 1936 | The Man Who Could Work Miracles · as Supervising Editor |
| 1936 | Men Are Not Gods · as Supervising Editor |
| 1936 | Rembrandt · as Supervising Editor |
| 1936 | Things to Come · as Supervising EditorOn Plex |
| 1935 | The Ghost Goes West · as Supervising Editor |
| 1935 | Sanders of the River · as Supervising Editor |