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John F. Link Sr.

Film Director | * 03/22/1901 († 67, 04/08/1968) | Alabama (United States of America (USA))
John F. Link Sr. (March 22, 1901 – April 8, 1968) was an American film editor from the 1930s through the 1960s. Born in Alabama on March 22, 1901, he began editing in 1930. He began editing film shorts, and from 1930 to 1932 he edited almost 20. Link was given his first opportunity to edit a feature film in 1932, with Carnival Boat, directed by Albert Rogell, and starring Bill Boyd and Ginger Rogers. In his 30-year career, he would edit over 30 films, with the highlight of his career would be the 1943 classic, For Whom the Bell Tolls, starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Link, along with co-editor Sherman Todd, received an Academy Award nomination for their work on this film. His son, John F. Link Jr., is also a film editor, and was also nominated for an Academy Award: for the 1988 film, Die Hard. Due to the similarity in their names, it is unclear as to when Link Sr. retired. The American Film Institute has combined both the father and son's career under one listing. The Internet Movie Database (imdb) has Link Sr.'s final film as 1958's, The Immoral Mr. Teas, directed by Russ Meyer, however Link S... ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for John F. Link Sr.

Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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Movies with John F. Link Sr. as Crew(15)

Editing/Editor1959 The Immoral Mr. Teas
Editing/Editor1958 Space Master X-7
Directing/Director1949 Call of the Forest
Directing/Director1948 Devil's Cargo
Editing/Editor1947 Queen of the Amazons
Editing/Editor1946 The Glass Alibi
Editing/Editor1946 Strange Impersonation
Editing/Editor1945 Jealousy
Editing/Editor1945 Identity Unknown
Editing/Editor1945 The Great Flamarion
Editing/Supervising Editor1944 Knickerbocker Holiday
Editing/Editor1944 I'm from Arkansas
Editing/Editor1943 For Whom the Bell Tolls
Editing/Editor1937 Born to the West

Born: Friday, 03/22 1901 (March) in Alabama (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 04/08 1968 (April) in Los Angeles (aged: 67)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Children: John F. Link
Other names for John F. Link Sr. (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John F. Link senior"
John F. Link Sr. frequently works together with these people:
Russ Meyer (6x, Crew)
W. Lee Wilder (4x, Crew)
Michael Mark (3x, Actor)
Edward Finney (3x, Crew)
Eula Guy (3x, Cast)
Anne Wigton (3x, Crew)
Maxwell Anderson (3x, Crew)
Dick Scott (3x, Cast)
Alexander Laszlo (3x, Crew)
Robert Pittack (3x, Crew)
Raoul Pagel (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:508177, Added: 10/05/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024