About Walter A. Thompson
Lived 1903 – 1975 (aged 72). Walter A. Thompson was an American film editor, television editor and film director.
Walter A. Thompson (May 8, 1903 – December 17, 1975) was an American film editor with 69 film credits from 1930 to 1975. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for This Above All and for The Nun's Story (1959). He was also nominated for an ACE Eddie Award for The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962).
Thompson shared his last credit, Farewell, My Lovely (1975), with Joel Cox. It was Cox's first credit as an editor; he has gone on to a distinguished career working primarily with director Clint Eastwood.
Selected filmography
+ Producer Year Film Director Credit1961 Romanoff and JulietPeter UstinovAssociate producer
Documentaries
+ Additional crew Year Film Director Role1952 This Is CineramaPrologue supervisor
Shorts
+ Editor Year Film Director 1931 Not So Loud Harry Sweet All Gummed Up Lemon Meringue That's News to MeArvid E. Gillstrom Beach PajamasRoscoe Arbuckle Easy to GetHoward Bretherton 1932 Only Men WantedRalph Ceder Blondes by ProxyEdgar Kennedy Niagara FallsRoscoe Arbuckle
TV movies
+ Editor Year Film Director1973 The Man Who Could Talk to KidsDonald Wrye
TV series
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Who was Walter A. Thompson?
American film editor (1903-1975)
When was Walter A. Thompson born?
Walter A. Thompson was born on 8 May 1903 in Indiana.
When did Walter A. Thompson die?
Walter A. Thompson died on 17 December 1975 in Los Angeles.
What was Walter A. Thompson's occupation?
Walter A. Thompson was a film editor, television editor and film director.
What nationality was Walter A. Thompson?
Walter A. Thompson was American.
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