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Bernard W. Burton

1898 – 1991

American film editor and film producer

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Lived 1898 – 1991 (aged 92). Bernard W. Burton was an American film editor, film producer and cinematographer.

Bernard W. Burton (December 24, 1898 – February 26, 1991) was an American film editor with more than forty credits in feature films and television, and dozens of additional credits as the supervising editor for television programs in the 1960s. He was responsible for editing James Whale’s 1936 version of Show Boat and a string of B-movies throughout the 1930s and 1940s.

Burton was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937), which was directed by Henry Koster. Burton edited six films directed by Koster between 1937 and 1941, all produced by Universal Pictures.

From 1942 to 1953 Burton has nearly 30 credits as the associate producer of films. With the coming of the 1950s, he migrated to television and worked on such shows as Burke's Law and The Big Valley. He retired around 1968. He died at the age of 92 in 1991.

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Who was Bernard W. Burton?

American film editor and film producer (1898-1991)

When was Bernard W. Burton born?

Bernard W. Burton was born on 24 December 1898 in New York City.

When did Bernard W. Burton die?

Bernard W. Burton died on 26 February 1991 in Woodland Hills.

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Bernard W. Burton was a film editor, film producer and cinematographer.

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Bernard W. Burton was American.

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