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James Sweeney

1901 – 1957

American film editor

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About James Sweeney

Lived 1901 – 1957 (aged 55–56). James Sweeney was an American cinematographer and film editor.

Biography Born on February 27, 1901, in Illinois, Sweeney started his Hollywood career in 1929. After starting as a film editor for Columbia, including a number of Three Stooges short subjects, he spent most of the rest of his career on Columbia features and programmers. He was active through 1957, and worked on about 100 films and some early television series.

Sweeney died on March 11, 1957, aged 56, of a heart attack.

Filmography Shadow Ranch (1930) The Dawn Trail (1930) The Lone Rider (1930) The Lightning Flyer (1931) Umpa, (1933) Woman Haters, (1934; Three Stooges short) Three Little Pigskins, (1934; Three Stooges short) Horses' Collars, (1935; Three Stooges short) Hoi Polloi, (1935; Three Stooges short) Pop Goes the Easel, (1935; Three Stooges short) Pardon My Scotch, (1935; Three Stooges short) Killer at Large (1936) Trapped by Television (1936) Venus Makes Trouble (1937) Smashing the Spy Ring (1938) Parents on Trial (1939) Beware Spooks! (1939) So You Won't Talk, (1940) Atlantic Convoy (1942) Is Everybody Happy? (1943) The Return of Rusty (1946) Last of the Redmen (1947) Best Man Wins (1948) Rusty Leads the Way (1948) Mary Ryan, Detective (1949) Prison Warden (1949) The Blazing Sun (1950) Flame of Stamboul (1951) The Hills of Utah (1951) The Old West (1952) Winning of the West (1953) Gun Fury (1953) The Incredible Petrified World (1958)

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Who was James Sweeney?

American film editor (1901–1957)

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James Sweeney was born in 1901 in Illinois.

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James Sweeney died on 11 March 1957 in United States.

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James Sweeney was a cinematographer and film editor.

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James Sweeney was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: James Sweeney

· Wikidata: Q6143887

· DBpedia: James Sweeney (film editor)

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