Ralph E. Winters

Ralph E. Winters
Ralph E. Winters and Susan Hayward (1961)
Born(1909-06-17)June 17, 1909
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
DiedFebruary 26, 2004(2004-02-26) (aged 94)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupationfilm editor
Years active1941–1995
Spouses
Teddy
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(m. 1935; died 1985)​
    Lulu Winters
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    (m. 1988; died 2004)​

    Ralph E. Winters (June 17, 1909 – February 26, 2004) was a Canadian-born film editor who became one of the leading figures of this field in the American industry.[1]

    After beginning on a series of B movies in the early 1940s, including several in the Dr. Kildare series, his first major film was George Cukor's Victorian chiller Gaslight (1944).

    Winters won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for King Solomon's Mines (1950) (shared with Conrad A. Nervig) and Ben-Hur (1959) (shared with John D. Dunning). He received four additional nominations: Quo Vadis (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), The Great Race (1965) and Kotch (1971). Winters' other films included On the Town (1949), High Society (1956), Jailhouse Rock (1957) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968).

    Winters had a notable collaboration with director Blake Edwards. Over 20 years, they collaborated on 12 films together, including The Pink Panther (1963), The Party (1968), 10 (1979) and Victor/Victoria (1982). His last film was the pirate epic Cutthroat Island in 1995.

    Winters had been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors,[2] and in 1991, Winters received the organization's career achievement award. His memoir, Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor, was published in 2001.[3]

    Selected filmography

    Based on Winters' filmography at the Internet Database.

    Editor
    Year Film Director Notes Other notes
    1941 The Penalty Harold S. Bucquet First collaboration with Harold S. Bucquet
    The People vs. Dr. Kildare Second collaboration with Harold S. Bucquet
    1942 Mr. and Mrs. North Robert B. Sinclair
    Kid Glove Killer Fred Zinnemann First collaboration with Fred Zinnemann
    The Affairs of Martha Jules Dassin First collaboration with Jules Dassin
    Eyes in the Night Fred Zinnemann Second collaboration with Fred Zinnemann
    Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant Willis Goldbeck
    1943 The Youngest Profession Edward Buzzell
    Young Ideas Jules Dassin Second collaboration with Jules Dassin
    Cry 'Havoc' Richard Thorpe First collaboration with Richard Thorpe
    1944 Gaslight George Cukor
    The Thin Man Goes Home Richard Thorpe Second collaboration with Richard Thorpe
    1945 Our Vines Have Tender Grapes Roy Rowland First collaboration with Roy Rowland
    1946 Boys' Ranch Second collaboration with Roy Rowland
    1947 The Romance of Rosy Ridge Third collaboration with Roy Rowland
    Killer McCoy Fourth collaboration with Roy Rowland
    1948 Tenth Avenue Angel Fifth collaboration with Roy Rowland
    Hills of Home Fred M. Wilcox
    1949 Little Women Mervyn LeRoy First collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy
    Any Number Can Play Second collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy
    On the Town
    		First collaboration with Stanley Donen
    1950 King Solomon's Mines
    1951 Quo Vadis Mervyn LeRoy Third collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy
    1953 The Story of Three Loves
    Young Bess George Sidney First collaboration with George Sidney
    Kiss Me Kate Second collaboration with George Sidney
    1954 Executive Suite Robert Wise First collaboration with Robert Wise
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Stanley Donen Second collaboration with Stanley Donen
    1955 Jupiter's Darling George Sidney Third collaboration with George Sidney
    Love Me or Leave Me Charles Vidor
    1956 Tribute to a Bad Man Robert Wise Second collaboration with Robert Wise
    High Society Charles Walters
    1957 Man on Fire Ranald MacDougall
    Jailhouse Rock Richard Thorpe Third collaboration with Richard Thorpe
    1958 The Sheepman George Marshall
    1959 Ben-Hur William Wyler
    1960 BUtterfield 8 Daniel Mann First collaboration with Daniel Mann
    1961 Ada Second collaboration with Daniel Mann
    1963 Dime with a Halo Boris Sagal
    Soldier in the Rain Ralph Nelson
    The Pink Panther Blake Edwards First collaboration with Blake Edwards
    1964 A Shot in the Dark Second collaboration with Blake Edwards
    1965 The Great Race Third collaboration with Blake Edwards
    1966 What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? Fourth collaboration with Blake Edwards
    1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying David Swift
    Fitzwilly Delbert Mann
    1968 The Party Blake Edwards Fifth collaboration with Blake Edwards
    The Thomas Crown Affair Norman Jewison First collaboration with Norman Jewison
    1969 Gaily, Gaily Second collaboration with Norman Jewison
    1970 The Hawaiians Tom Gries
    1971 Kotch Jack Lemmon
    1972 The Carey Treatment Blake Edwards Sixth collaboration with Blake Edwards
    Avanti! Billy Wilder First collaboration with Billy Wilder
    1973 The Outfit John Flynn
    The All-American Boy Charles Eastman
    1974 The Spikes Gang Richard Fleischer First collaboration with Richard Fleischer
    Mr. Majestyk Second collaboration with Richard Fleischer
    The Front Page Billy Wilder Second collaboration with Billy Wilder
    1976 King Kong John Guillermin
    1977 Orca Michael Anderson
    1979 The American Success Company William Richert
    10 Blake Edwards Seventh collaboration with Blake Edwards
    1981 S.O.B. Eighth collaboration with Blake Edwards
    1982 Victor/Victoria Ninth collaboration with Blake Edwards
    Trail of the Pink Panther Tenth collaboration with Blake Edwards
    Uncredited
    1983 Curse of the Pink Panther Eleventh collaboration with Blake Edwards
    The Man Who Loved Women Twelfth collaboration with Blake Edwards
    1984 Micki & Maude Thirteenth collaboration with Blake Edwards
    1986 Big Trouble John Cassavetes
    Let's Get Harry Stuart Rosenberg
    1995 Cutthroat Island Renny Harlin
    Editorial department
    Year Film Director Role Notes
    1928 Four Walls William Nigh Assistant editor
    1929 The Thirteenth Chair Tod Browning
    Uncredited
    Their Own Desire E. Mason Hopper
    Actor
    Year Film Director Role Notes
    1947 Intrigue Edwin L. Marin Air Force Pilot at Bar
    Uncredited
    Additional crew
    Year Film Director Role
    1987 Jane and the Lost City Terry Marcel Special consultant
    Thanks
    Year Film Director Role
    1987 Disorderlies Michael Schultz Special thanks
    TV movies
    Editor
    Year Film Director
    1975 The Entertainer Donald Wrye
    1978 The Other Side of Hell Ján Kadár
    1991 Tagget Richard T. Heffron
    1993 Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth Bradford May
    1994 Lily in Winter Delbert Mann
    TV series
    Editor
    Year Title Notes
    1962 Combat! 1 episode
    Additional crew
    Year Title Role Notes
    1962 Combat! Production assistant 1 episode

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "Ralph Winters, Film Editor, 94; Did Ben Hur". The New York Times. March 12, 2004. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
    2. ^ "American Cinema Editors > Members", webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 2008-03-04.
    3. ^ Winters, Ralph E. (2001). Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor (Scarecrow Press) ISBN 978-0-8108-4024-9.
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