Richard Best | |
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Born |
Kingston upon Hull, England, UK | 28 June 1916
Died | 19 December 2004
Ickenham, England, UK | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Film editor, film director |
Years active | 1947–1982 |
Spouse | Noreen Ackland (1956–2004) |
Richard Best (28 June 1916 – 19 December 2004) was a British film editor and television editor. He had about 50 feature film credits, and also edited the 1965-66 season of the television series The Avengers. He is known particularly for three films: The Dam Busters (1955), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), and Look Back in Anger (1959), as well as for his long collaboration with director J. Lee Thompson. [1] [2] [3]
From 1977 to 1982, Best edited documentary and short films produced by British Transport Films (BTF). [6]
My first editing experience was in the Army Film Unit ( Desert Victory, Burma Victory, etc.) and my last was BTF - so Documentary is the frame of my career and what better end could one have. CHEERS to all my BTF friends!!
Richard Best | |
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Born |
Kingston upon Hull, England, UK | 28 June 1916
Died | 19 December 2004
Ickenham, England, UK | (aged 88)
Occupation(s) | Film editor, film director |
Years active | 1947–1982 |
Spouse | Noreen Ackland (1956–2004) |
Richard Best (28 June 1916 – 19 December 2004) was a British film editor and television editor. He had about 50 feature film credits, and also edited the 1965-66 season of the television series The Avengers. He is known particularly for three films: The Dam Busters (1955), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), and Look Back in Anger (1959), as well as for his long collaboration with director J. Lee Thompson. [1] [2] [3]
From 1977 to 1982, Best edited documentary and short films produced by British Transport Films (BTF). [6]
My first editing experience was in the Army Film Unit ( Desert Victory, Burma Victory, etc.) and my last was BTF - so Documentary is the frame of my career and what better end could one have. CHEERS to all my BTF friends!!