James E. Newcom (August 29, 1905 – October 6, 1990) was an American film editor who had over 40 films during his long career.
James E. Newcom | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Edward Newcom August 29, 1905 Wayne, Indiana, USA |
| Died | October 6, 1990 (aged 85) San Diego, California, USA |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Years active | 1933–1970 |
Academy Awards
editNewcom received one Academy Award and three further nominations in the category of Best Film Editing:
- 12th Academy Awards – Won for Gone with the Wind, shared with Hal C. Kern.[1]
- 17th Academy Awards – Nominated for Since You Went Away with Hal C. Kern. Lost to Wilson.[2]
- 23rd Academy Awards – Nominated for Annie Get Your Gun, lost to King Solomon's Mines.[3]
- 43rd Academy Awards – Nominated for Tora! Tora! Tora! with Inoue Chikaya and Pembroke J. Herring. Lost to Patton.[4]
Selected filmography
edit- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
- The Impossible Years (1968)
- Scent of Mystery (1960)
- A Farewell to Arms (1957)
- Prisoner of War (1954)
- Rogue Cop (1954)
- Scaramouche (1952)
- Cause for Alarm! (1951)
- Go for Broke! (1951)
- The Law and the Lady (1951)
- Westward the Women (1951)
- Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
- Key to the City (1950)
- Right Cross (1950)
- The Red Danube (1949)
- Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)
- Walk a Crooked Mile (1948)
- Lured (1947)
- Paris Underground (1945)
- Guest in the House (1944)
- Since You Went Away (1944)
- Up in Arms (1944)
- Cairo (1942)
- Tortilla Flat (1942)
- The Vanishing Virginian (1942)
- The Chocolate Soldier (1941)
- Topper Returns (1941)
- Captain Caution (1940)
- Rebecca (1940)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
- A Star Is Born (1937)
- The Murder Man (1935)
References
edit- ^ "The 12th Academy Awards (1940) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "The 23rd Academy Awards (1951) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ "The 43rd Academy Awards (1971) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
