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Elmo Williams
Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, United States
Elmo Williams was an esteemed American film editor, producer, director, and executive, celebrated for his meticulous editing and significant contributions to the film industry. Bo…
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Elmo Williams was an esteemed American film editor, producer, director, and executive, celebrated for his meticulous editing and significant contributions to the film industry. Born in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, Williams began his career in the 1930s, learning the craft of film editing under the mentorship of Merrill G. White. He gained prominence with his work on High Noon (1952), for which he received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Williams's editing was instrumental in building the film's tension, particularly through the iconic montage leading up to the climactic showdown. His other notable editing credits include 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) and The Vikings (1958). Transitioning into production, Williams was involved in films such as The Longest Day (1962) and Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). He served as the Head of Production for 20th Century Fox between 1971 and 1974. In 2006, he published his memoir, Elmo Williams: A Hollywood Memoir, detailing his extensive career. Williams passed away at the age of 102 in Brookings, Oregon.
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1987
Ernest Goes to Camp
Movie Executive Producer
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1981
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Movie Producer
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1978
Caravans
Movie Producer
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1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Movie Producer
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1965
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Movie Executive Producer
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1962
The Longest Day
Movie Associate Producer
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1961
The Big Gamble
Movie Director
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1958
The Vikings
Movie Supervising Editor
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1957
Hell Ship Mutiny
Movie Director
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1957
Hell Canyon Outlaws
Movie Editor
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1957
Apache Warrior
Movie Director
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1956
Women Without Men
Movie Director
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1956
Blonde Bait
Movie Director
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1954
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Movie Editor
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1954
The Cowboy
Movie Director
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1953
College Capers
Movie Director
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1953
The Tall Texan
Movie Director
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1952
Hellgate
Movie Editor
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1952
High Noon
Movie Editor
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1949
Follow Me Quietly
Movie Editor
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1948
Bodyguard
Movie Editor
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1948
Design for Death
Movie Editor
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1948
The Miracle of the Bells
Movie Editor
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1947
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Movie Editor
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1947
They Won't Believe Me
Movie Editor
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1946
Nocturne
Movie Editor
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1945
Know Your Enemy: Japan
Movie Editor
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1945
Our Job in Japan
Movie Editor
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1943
Forever and a Day
Movie Editor
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1941
Sunny
Movie Editor
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1940
Irene
Movie Editor
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1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
Movie Editor
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1937
Victoria the Great
Movie Supervising Editor
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1935
To Be a Lady
Movie Editor
