George Amy
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Joseph Amy (October 15, 1903 – December 18, 1986) started his career aged 17 as an American film editor, finding his niche at Warner Brothers in the 1930s. It was Amy's editing that was one of the main reasons Warners' films got their reputation for their fluid style and breakneck pace. He was a favorite of such top Warners directors as Michael Curtiz and Howard Hawks, and won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Hawks' Air Force (1943). He received Oscar nominations for Curtiz's Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942 and Raoul Walsh's fanciful war film Objective, Burma! in 1945. Although Amy directed several shorts and a few features (including She Had to Say Yes) on his own for Warners, they didn't meet with much success. In the 1950s he turned to editing and directing for television.
Known for
Credits
Captain Blood (1935)
Editor
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Editor
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Editor
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Editor
Footlight Parade (1933)
Editor
The Sea Wolf (1941)
Editor
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Editor
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Editor
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Editor
Dodge City (1939)
Editor
This Is the Army (1943)
Editor
Doctor X (1932)
Editor
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Editor
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
Editor
She Couldn't Say No (1954)
Editor
Life with Father (1947)
Editor
Air Force (1943)
Editor
Affair with a Stranger (1953)
Editor
Clash by Night (1952)
Editor
Kid Galahad (1937)
Editor
Dive Bomber (1941)
Editor
The Sound of Fury (1950)
Editor
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Editor
The Letter (1940)
Editor
Three Strangers (1946)
Editor
Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
Editor
The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
Editor
Wings of the Navy (1939)
Editor
Captains of the Clouds (1942)
Editor
A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
Editor
Queen for a Day (1951)
Editor
He Was Her Man (1934)
Editor
Virginia City (1940)
Editor
Wonder Bar (1934)
Editor
Here Comes the Navy (1934)
Editor
Uncertain Glory (1944)
Editor
The Old Maid (1939)
Editor
She Had to Say Yes (1933)
Editor
Broadway Gondolier (1935)
Editor
The Lady Says No (1952)
Editor
6 Day Bike Rider (1934)
Editor
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
Editor
The Blue Veil (1951)
Editor
The Mouthpiece (1932)
Editor
Mountain Justice (1937)
Editor
Lady Killer (1933)
Editor
Cinderella Jones (1946)
Editor
Rainbow Riley (1926)
Editor
The Ruling Voice (1931)
Editor
Those Who Dance (1930)
Editor
The Live Wire (1925)
Editor
Matty Malneck And His Orchestra (1940)
Editor
The Wright Idea (1928)
Editor