William Reynolds (film editor)

William H. Reynolds
William H. Reynolds
Born	William Henry Reynolds; June 14, 1910; Elmira, New York, U.S.
Died	July 16, 1997 (aged 87); South Pasadena, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Princeton University
Occupation	Film editor

William Henry Reynolds (June 14, 1910 – July 16, 1997) was an American film editor whose career spanned six decades. His credits include notable films such as The Sound of Music, The Godfather, The Sting, and The Turning Point. He also was associated with two box-office bombs, Ishtar and Heaven's Gate, which he was the executive producer.

Biography

Born in Elmira, New York, Reynolds began his career in 1934 as a member of the swing gang at 20th Century Fox. He became a protégé of film editor Robert Simpson, who brought him to Paramount Pictures as his assistant in 1936. The following year, he edited his first project, the musical film 52nd Street.^[1] In 1942, he joined 20th Century Fox, where he remained for 28 years. It was there that he frequently collaborated with two notable directors. His wartime service put a temporary halt to his career. However, he did manage to sustain continuity by editing U.S. Army training films from 1942 to 1946.^[2] For Robert Wise, he edited The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Sound of Music, The Sand Pebbles, Star!, and Two People. His work for Joshua Logan included Bus Stop, Fanny, and Ensign Pulver.^[1]

Additional credits include Algiers; Come to the Stable; Beneath the 12-Mile Reef; Three Coins in the Fountain; Good Morning, Miss Dove; Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing; Carousel; Compulsion; Wild River; Taras Bulba; Hello, Dolly!; The Great White Hope; The Great Waldo Pepper; Nijinsky; Author! Author!; The Little Drummer Girl; Newsies; and the television adaptation of Gypsy.

Reynolds died of cancer in South Pasadena, California at the age of 87.^[3]

Filmography

Editor
Year	Film	Director	Notes
1937	52nd Street	Harold Young
1938	Algiers	John Cromwell	First collaboration with John Cromwell
1941	So Ends Our Night	John Cromwell	Second collaboration with John Cromwell
1942	Moontide	Archie Mayo
1947	Carnival in Costa Rica	Gregory Ratoff
1948	You Were Meant for Me	Lloyd Bacon	First collaboration with Lloyd Bacon
	Give My Regards to Broadway	Lloyd Bacon	Second collaboration with Lloyd Bacon
	The Street with No Name	William Keighley
1949	Mother Is a Freshman	Lloyd Bacon	Third collaboration with Lloyd Bacon
1949	Come to the Stable	Henry Koster	First collaboration with Henry Koster
1950	The Big Lift	George Seaton
1951	Halls of Montezuma	Lewis Milestone
	The Frogmen	Lloyd Bacon	Fourth collaboration with Lloyd Bacon
	Take Care of My Little Girl	Jean Negulesco	First collaboration with Jean Negulesco
	The Day the Earth Stood Still	Robert Wise	First collaboration with Robert Wise
1952	Red Skies of Montana	Joseph M. Newman	First collaboration with Joseph M. Newman
1952	The Outcasts of Poker Flat	Joseph M. Newman	Second collaboration with Joseph M. Newman
1953	The Kid from Left Field	Harmon Jones
	Dangerous Crossing	Joseph M. Newman	Third collaboration with Joseph M. Newman
	Beneath the 12-Mile Reef	Robert D. Webb
1954	Three Coins in the Fountain	Jean Negulesco	Second collaboration with Jean Negulesco
1954	Désirée	Henry Koster	Second collaboration with Henry Koster
1955	Daddy Long Legs	Jean Negulesco	Third collaboration with Jean Negulesco
	Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing	Henry King	First collaboration with Henry King
	Good Morning, Miss Dove	Henry Koster	Third collaboration with Henry Koster
1956	Carousel	Henry King	Second collaboration with Henry King
1956	Bus Stop	Joshua Logan	First collaboration with Joshua Logan
1958	In Love and War	Philip Dunne	First collaboration with Philip Dunne
1959	Compulsion	Richard Fleischer
	Blue Denim	Philip Dunne	Second collaboration with Philip Dunne
	Beloved Infidel	Henry King	Third collaboration with Henry King
1960	Wild River	Elia Kazan
1961	Fanny	Joshua Logan	Second collaboration with Joshua Logan
1962	Tender Is the Night	Henry King	Fourth collaboration with Henry King
1962	Taras Bulba	J. Lee Thompson	First collaboration with J. Lee Thompson
1963	Kings of the Sun	J. Lee Thompson	Second collaboration with J. Lee Thompson
1964	Ensign Pulver	Joshua Logan	Third collaboration with Joshua Logan
1965	The Sound of Music	Robert Wise	Second collaboration with Robert Wise
1966	Our Man Flint	Daniel Mann
1966	The Sand Pebbles	Robert Wise	Third collaboration with Robert Wise
1968	Star!	Robert Wise	Fourth collaboration with Robert Wise
1969	Hello, Dolly!	Gene Kelly
1970	The Great White Hope	Martin Ritt
1971	What's the Matter with Helen?	Curtis Harrington
1972	The Godfather	Francis Ford Coppola
1973	Two People	Robert Wise	Fifth collaboration with Robert Wise
1973	The Sting	George Roy Hill	First collaboration with George Roy Hill
1975	The Great Waldo Pepper	George Roy Hill	Second collaboration with George Roy Hill
1975	The Master Gunfighter	Tom Laughlin
1977	The Turning Point	Herbert Ross	Second collaboration with Herbert Ross
1979	Old Boyfriends	Joan Tewkesbury
1979	A Little Romance	George Roy Hill	Third collaboration with George Roy Hill
1980	Nijinsky	Herbert Ross	Third collaboration with Herbert Ross
1980	Heaven's Gate	Michael Cimino
1982	Making Love	Arthur Hiller	First collaboration with Arthur Hiller
1982	Author! Author!	Arthur Hiller	Second collaboration with Arthur Hiller
1983	Yellowbeard	Mel Damski
1984	The Lonely Guy	Arthur Hiller	Third collaboration with Arthur Hiller
1984	The Little Drummer Girl	George Roy Hill	Fourth collaboration with George Roy Hill
1986	Pirates	Roman Polanski
1987	Ishtar	Elaine May
1987	Dancers	Herbert Ross	Fourth collaboration with Herbert Ross
1988	A New Life	Alan Alda
1989	Rooftops	Robert Wise	Sixth collaboration with Robert Wise
1990	Taking Care of Business	Arthur Hiller	Fourth collaboration with Arthur Hiller
1992	Newsies	Kenny Ortega
1996	Carpool	Arthur Hiller	Fifth collaboration with Arthur Hiller

Editorial department
Year	Film	Director	Role	Notes	Other notes
1935	The Gay Deception	William Wyler	Apprentice editor		Uncredited
1936	Her Master's Voice	Joseph Santley	Assistant editor
	Big Brown Eyes	Raoul Walsh		First collaboration with Raoul Walsh
	Palm Springs	Aubrey Scotto
	Spendthrift	Raoul Walsh		Second collaboration with Raoul Walsh
1976	The Seven-Per-Cent Solution	Herbert Ross	Supervising editor	First collaboration with Herbert Ross

Producer
Year	Film	Director	Credit
1957	Time Limit	Karl Malden	Producer

Production manager
Year	Film	Director	Role
1980	Heaven's Gate	Michael Cimino	Executive in charge of post-production

Documentaries

Editor
Year	Film	Director	Notes
1946	Let There Be Light	John Huston	Uncredited

TV movies

Editor
Year	Film	Director
1975	The Entertainer	Donald Wrye
1993	Gypsy	Emile Ardolino

Awards and listings

Reynolds was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing seven times and won for The Sound of Music and The Sting. He received the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 1991.

In 2012, the Motion Picture Editors Guild published a list of the best-edited films of all time. Two films edited by Reynolds appeared on the list. The Godfather was ranked sixth and The Sound of Music was sixty-fourth.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Gallagher, John A. (2000). "William H. Reynolds". In Pendergast, Tom; Pendergast, Sara (eds.). International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers. Vol. 4. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-449-8.
^ William Reynolds Dies at 87; Oscar Winner for Film Editing. The New York Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
^ Pace, Eric (July 22, 1997). "William Reynolds Dies at 87; Oscar Winner for Film Editing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "The 75 Best Edited Films". Editors Guild Magazine. 1 (3). May 2012. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

External links

William Reynolds at IMDb

[FilmRef-1] Gallagher, John A. (2000). "William H. Reynolds". In Pendergast, Tom; Pendergast, Sara (eds.). International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers. Vol. 4. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-449-8.

[2] William Reynolds Dies at 87; Oscar Winner for Film Editing. The New York Times via Internet Archive. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[3] Pace, Eric (July 22, 1997). "William Reynolds Dies at 87; Oscar Winner for Film Editing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[4] "The 75 Best Edited Films". Editors Guild Magazine. 1 (3). May 2012. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

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