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William A. Lyon

Crew | * 01/21/1903 († 71, 03/18/1974) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
William Austin Lyon (January 21, 1903 – March 18, 1974) was an American film editor, from 1935 to 1971.He was born in Texas, and died in Los Angeles, California. Employed by Columbia Pictures for most of his career, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing six times, and won twice, for From Here to Eternity (1953) and Picnic (1955). ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny. ...

The Caine Mutiny

NR

1954 | 3.6/5 | 2h 4min
Drama
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This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a non-Jewish ...

The Jolson Story

NR

1946 | 3.4/5 | 2h 8min
Drama, Music
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In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love. ...

From Here to Eternity

NR

1953 | 3.7/5 | 1h 58min
War, Romance / Love, Drama
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Labor Day in a small Kansas farm town. Hal, a burly and resolute drifter, jumps off a dusty freight train car with the purpose of visiting Alan, a former college classmate and son of the richest man i ...

Picnic

PG

1956 | 3.3/5 | 1h 55min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for William A. Lyon

2x Academy Award for Best Film Editing 6x Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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Movies with William A. Lyon as Crew(50)

Editing/Editor1970 R.P.M.
Editing/Editor1969 The Secret of Santa Vittoria
Editing/Editor1967 Barefoot in the Park
Editing/Editor1966 Lord Love a Duck
Editing/Editor1966 Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Editing/Editor1965 Major Dundee
Editing/Editor1964 The Young Lovers
Editing/Editor1963 Gidget Goes to Rome
Editing/Editor1963 The Man from the Diners' Club
Editing/Editor1962 Five Finger Exercise
Editing/Editor1962 Diamond Head
Editing/Editor1961 A Raisin in the Sun
Editing/Editor1960 Song Without End
Editing/Editor1959 Gidget
Editing/Editor1959 They Came to Cordura
Editing/Editor1958 Cowboy
Editing/Editor1958 Me and the Colonel
Editing/Editor1957 The Garment Jungle
Editing/Editor1957 The Hard Man
Editing/Editor1957 The Shadow on the Window
Editing/Editor1956 Storm Center
Editing/Editor1956 Picnic
Editing/Editor1956 Nightfall
Editing/Editor1955 Count Three and Pray
Editing/Editor1955 The Long Gray Line
Editing/Editor1955 The Man from Laramie
Editing/Editor1954 The Caine Mutiny
Editing/Editor1953 From Here to Eternity
Editing/Editor1952 The Happy Time
Editing/Editor1952 The Member of the Wedding
Editing/Editor1951 Saturday's Hero
Editing/Editor1951 Death of a Salesman
Editing/Editor1950 Cargo to Capetown
Editing/Editor1950 No Sad Songs for Me
Editing/Editor1950 The Fuller Brush Girl
Editing/Editor1949 The Walking Hills
Editing/Editor1948 To the Ends of the Earth
Editing/Editor1947 Mr. District Attorney
Editing/Editor1947 The Guilt of Janet Ames
Editing/Editor1942 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Editing/Editor1942 You Were Never Lovelier
Editing/Editor1942 Submarine Raider
Editing/Editor1941 Sweetheart of the Campus
Editing/Editor1941 Texas
Editing/Editor1940 Arizona
Editing/Editor1940 Too Many Husbands
Editing/Editor1939 The Man They Could Not Hang
Editing/Editor1939 My Son is Guilty
Editing/Editor1937 Two-Fisted Sheriff
Editing/Editor1936 Alibi for Murder

Full Name: William Lyon
Born: Wednesday, 01/21 1903 (January) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 03/18 1974 (March) in Los Angeles (aged: 71)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Other names for William A. Lyon (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William Lyon"
"William Austin Lyon"
"William Lyon (film editor)"
William A. Lyon frequently works together with these people:
Jean Louis (14x, Crew)
George Duning (13x, Crew)
Helen Hunt (12x, Crew)
Clay Campbell (11x, Crew)
Morris Stoloff (10x, Crew)
Frank Tuttle (8x, Crew)
Cary Odell (8x, Crew)
Robert Peterson (8x, Crew)
Burnett Guffey (8x, Crew)
Stanley Kramer (8x, Crew)
William Kiernan (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:718798, Added: 10/31/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024