About James Needs
Lived 1919 – 2003 (aged 83). James Needs was a British film editor.
James Needs (17 October 1919 – 4 February 2003) was a British film editor associated with his work at Hammer Film Productions.
Selected filmography Snowbound (1948) The Bad Lord Byron (1949) A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) Room to Let (1950) A Case for PC 49 (1951) To Have and to Hold (1951) Whispering Smith Hits London (1952) Wings of Danger (1952) Lady in the Fog (1952) Girdle of Gold (1952) The Flanagan Boy (1953) The House Across the Lake (1954) The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) The Glass Cage (1955) The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) X the Unknown (1956) The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) The Snorkel (1957) Quatermass 2 (1957) The Mummy (1959) A Weekend with Lulu (1961) The Witches (1966) Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)
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Who was James Needs?
British film editor
When was James Needs born?
James Needs was born on 17 October 1919.
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James Needs died on 4 February 2003.
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James Needs was a film editor.
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James Needs was British.
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