John McSweeney Jr.
John McSweeney Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Fleming McSweeney Jr. August 26, 1915 New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 1999 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Spouse | Peggy McSweeney (m. 1947) |
| Children | 6[2] |
John Fleming McSweeney Jr. (August 26, 1915 - May 19, 1999) was an American film editor.[3][4] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Film Editing for the film Mutiny on the Bounty.[5]
McSweeney died in May 1999 of natural causes at his home in Redondo Beach, California, at the age of 83.[2][6] He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Lovely to Look At | Mervyn LeRoy | First collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy |
| Million Dollar Mermaid | Second collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy | ||
| 1953 | Dangerous When Wet | Charles Walters | First collaboration with Charles Walters |
| Latin Lovers | Mervyn LeRoy | Third collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy | |
| 1955 | Hit the Deck | Roy Rowland | |
| The King's Thief | Robert Z. Leonard | ||
| 1956 | Diane | David Miller | First collaboration with David Miller |
| Gaby | Curtis Bernhardt | ||
| The Opposite Sex | David Miller | Second collaboration with David Miller | |
| 1957 | Ten Thousand Bedrooms | Richard Thorpe | |
| House of Numbers | Russell Rouse | ||
| 1958 | Saddle the Wind | Robert Parrish | |
| Party Girl | Nicholas Ray | ||
| The Tunnel of Love | Gene Kelly | ||
| 1959 | The Mating Game | George Marshall | First collaboration with George Marshall |
| Ask Any Girl | Charles Walters | Second collaboration with Charles Walters | |
| It Started with a Kiss | George Marshall | Second collaboration with George Marshall | |
| 1960 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Charles Walters | Third collaboration with Charles Walters |
| All the Fine Young Cannibals | Michael Anderson | ||
| 1961 | Go Naked in the World | Ranald MacDougall | |
| 1962 | Mutiny on the Bounty | Lewis Milestone | |
| 1963 | A Ticklish Affair | George Sidney | First collaboration with George Sidney |
| 1964 | Viva Las Vegas | Second collaboration with George Sidney | |
| Signpost to Murder | George Englund | ||
| 1965 | The Rounders | Burt Kennedy | First collaboration with Burt Kennedy |
| The Money Trap | Second collaboration with Burt Kennedy | ||
| 1966 | The Glass Bottom Boat | Frank Tashlin | |
| 1967 | Double Trouble | Norman Taurog | First collaboration with Norman Taurog |
| 1968 | Sol Madrid | Brian G. Hutton | |
| Live a Little, Love a Little | Norman Taurog | Second collaboration with Norman Taurog | |
| 1969 | Me, Natalie | Fred Coe | |
| Hail, Hero! | David Miller | Third collaboration with David Miller | |
| 1970 | Adam at 6 A.M. | Robert Scheerer | |
| 1971 | Evel Knievel | Marvin J. Chomsky | |
| 1972 | Night of the Lepus | William F. Claxton | |
| 1974 | Christina | Paul Krasny | |
| 1975 | Journey into Fear | Daniel Mann | |
| 1979 | Skatetown, U.S.A. | William A. Levey |
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver | William Wyler | Assistant editor | Uncredited |
| 1975 | Journey into Fear | Daniel Mann | Editorial supervisor |
- Shorts
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor | Johnny Green |
| 1954 | M-G-M Jubilee Overture | |
| 1955 | Poet and Peasant Overture | Alfred Wallenstein |
- TV movies
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones | Alex March |
| 1971 | Dr. Cook's Garden | Ted Post |
| A Tattered Web | Paul Wendkos | |
| Murder Once Removed | Charles S. Dubin | |
| Paper Man | Walter Grauman | |
| 1973 | Tom Sawyer | James Neilson |
| 1974 | Mrs. Sundance | Marvin J. Chomsky |
| Big Rose: Double Trouble | Paul Krasny | |
| 1976 | Having Babies | Robert Day |
| The Boy in the Plastic Bubble | Randal Kleiser | |
| 1977 | Captains Courageous | Harvey Hart |
| 1978 | Three on a Date | Bill Bixby |
- TV pilots
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Young Love | Norman Tokar |
- TV series
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Father of the Bride | 2 episodes |
| 1971 | The Doris Day Show | 1 episode |
| 1972 | McMillan & Wife | |
| 1976 | The Blue Knight | 3 episodes |
| 1977 | The San Pedro Beach Bums | 1 episode |
| 1978 | James at 16 | 3 episodes |
| 1978−79 | Charlie's Angels | 7 episodes |
| 1981 | American Dream | 2 episodes |
| 1980−86 | Trapper John, M.D. | 40 episodes |
| 1989 | CBS Summer Playhouse | 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961−62 | Father of the Bride | Supervising film editor | 14 episodes |
References
- ^ "Margaret Kenney McSweeney Obituary (1923-2016)". Daily Breeze. March 25, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Galloway, Doug (May 26, 1999). "John McSweeney Jr". Variety. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "Editor Has Surgery". The Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. October 26, 1956. p. 3. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "John McSweeney". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 4, 2007. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ Lentz, Harris (July 2000). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999. McFarland. p. 140. ISBN 9780786409198 – via Google Books.
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