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American film editor (1912–1975)
Hugh S. Fowler
BornJuly 24, 1912
Missouri, United States
DiedAugust 2, 1975
Manhattan Beach, California, United States
OccupationFilm editor

Hugh S. Fowler (July 24, 1912 – August 2, 1975) was an American film editor with about 38 feature film credits from 1952 – 1972. He was named after his Grandmother, Mary Ann Stirling, whose family occupied the Stirling Castle in Scotland for 400 years. She married William Kirk Fowler of Auchtermuchty, County Fife, and they emigrated to the U.S. in 1852.

Fowler spent his virtually his entire editing career at Twentieth Century-Fox. After spending years helping other film editors, including Louis Loeffler, Barbara McLean, William H. Reynolds and Robert Simpson, Fowler was promoted to film editor full-time in 1952; his first movie as a film editor was Phone Call from a Stranger, released that year and directed by Jean Negulesco. Although he edited only 38 movies in a 20-year career, all of them Twentieth releases, he edited some of the greatest scenes in the studio's history. Two of them involved the same actress, Marilyn Monroe: her performance of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (directed by Howard Hawks - 1953) and her blown-skirt scene in The Seven Year Itch (directed by Billy Wilder-1955).

It was not until eight years after Monroe's death that Fowler won his Oscar, for the movie Patton (1970). His final movie, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), was directed by John Huston. Fowler died in California three years later. Fowler is remembered for editing primarily Twentieth theatrical releases directed by freelancers, including Howard Hawks (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), Franklin J. Schaffner (Planet of the Apes (1968), Patton), Frank Tashlin (Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)) and Billy Wilder (The Seven Year Itch).

Filmography

Editor
Year Film Director Notes Other notes
1952 Phone Call from a Stranger Jean Negulesco First collaboration with Jean Negulesco
Les Misérables Lewis Milestone
Something for the Birds Robert Wise
1953 Taxi Gregory Ratoff
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Howard Hawks
1955 The Seven Year Itch Billy Wilder
Seven Cities of Gold Robert D. Webb First collaboration with Robert D. Webb
1956 On the Threshold of Space Second collaboration with Robert D. Webb
The Proud Ones Third collaboration with Robert D. Webb
The Last Wagon Delmer Daves
Love Me Tender Robert D. Webb Fourth collaboration with Robert D. Webb
1957 The Way to the Gold Fifth collaboration with Robert D. Webb
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Frank Tashlin First collaboration with Frank Tashlin
1958 The Gift of Love Jean Negulesco Second collaboration with Jean Negulesco
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed Henry Levin
The Fiend Who Walked the West Gordon Douglas First collaboration with Gordon Douglas
1959 These Thousand Hills Richard Fleischer
Say One for Me Frank Tashlin Second collaboration with Frank Tashlin
The Story on Page One Clifford Odets
1960 The Lost World Irwin Allen
Flaming Star Don Siegel
1961 Pirates of Tortuga Robert D. Webb Sixth collaboration with Robert D. Webb
Bachelor Flat Frank Tashlin Third collaboration with Frank Tashlin
1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man Martin Ritt
1963 The List of Adrian Messenger John Huston First collaboration with John Huston Unconfirmed
Twilight of Honor Boris Sagal
1965 In Harm's Way Otto Preminger
Wild Seed Brian G. Hutton
1966 Stagecoach Gordon Douglas Second collaboration with Gordon Douglas
...And Now Miguel James B. Clark
Way... Way Out Gordon Douglas Third collaboration with Gordon Douglas
1967 In Like Flint Fourth collaboration with Gordon Douglas
1968 Planet of the Apes Franklin J. Schaffner First collaboration with Franklin J. Schaffner
1969 Pendulum George Schaefer
1970 Patton Franklin J. Schaffner Second collaboration with Franklin J. Schaffner
1972 Corky Leonard Horn
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean John Huston Second collaboration with John Huston
Documentaries
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1944 The Negro Soldier Stuart Heisler Assistant film cutter Uncredited
Shorts
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1944 The Negro Soldier Stuart Heisler Assistant film cutter Uncredited
TV series
Editor
Year Title Notes
1965 Valentine's Day 1 episode
1969 Then Came Bronson
The Survivors 2 episodes

Award

References

  1. Hugh S. Fowler at IMDb
  2. Birth and death dates confirmed using the California Death Index ("California Deaths, 1940-1997". Retrieved 2013-07-14.).
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
1934–1950
1951–1975
1976–2000
2001–present
  • Best Film Editing became Best Editing in 1999
American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film
Best Edited Feature Film
(1961-1998)
Comedy or Musical
(1999-present)
Dramatic
(1999-present)


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