George Amy
Personal Info
Known for
Editing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1903-10-15
Day of Death
1986-12-18 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
George Amy
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Joseph Amy (October 15, 1903 – December 18, 1986) started his career aged 17 as an American film editor, finding his niche at Warner Brothers in the 1930s. It was Amy's editing that was one of the main reasons Warners' films got their reputation for their fluid style and breakneck pace.
He was a favorite of such top Warners directors as Michael Curtiz and Howard Hawks, and won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Hawks' Air Force (1943). He received Oscar nominations for Curtiz's Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942 and Raoul Walsh's fanciful war film Objective, Burma! in 1945. Although Amy directed several shorts and a few features (including She Had to Say Yes) on his own for Warners, they didn't meet with much success. In the 1950s he turned to editing and directing for television.
Crew
(1955)
The Unlighted Road
Supervising Editor
(1954)
She Couldn't Say No
Editor
(1953)
A Lion Is in the Streets
Editor
(1953)
Affair with a Stranger
Editor
(1952)
Clash by Night
Editor
(1952)
The Lady Says No
Editor
(1951)
Queen for a Day
Editor
(1951)
The Blue Veil
Editor
(1950)
The Sound of Fury
Editor
(1949)
My Dream Is Yours
Associate Producer
(1948)
Romance on the High Seas
Associate Producer
(1947)
Life with Father
Editor
(1946)
Three Strangers
Editor
(1946)
Cinderella Jones
Editor
(1945)
Objective, Burma!
Editor
(1944)
Uncertain Glory
Editor
(1943)
(1943)
Air Force
Editor
(1943)
This Is the Army
Editor
(1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Editor
(1942)
Captains of the Clouds
Editor
(1941)
The Sea Wolf
Editor
(1941)
Dive Bomber
Editor
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
Editor
(1940)
The Sea Hawk
Editor
(1940)
The Letter
Editor
(1940)
Gambling on the High Seas
Director
(1940)
Granny Get Your Gun
Director
(1940)
Virginia City
Editor
(1940)
Matty Malneck And His Orchestra
Director, Editor
(1939)
The Royal Rodeo
Director
(1939)
Kid Nightingale
Director
(1939)
The Old Maid
Editor
(1939)
Dodge City
Editor
(1939)
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
Director
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
Editor
(1938)
Hollywood Hotel
Editor
(1938)
Gold Diggers in Paris
Editor
(1937)
Kid Galahad
Editor
(1936)
(1935)
Captain Blood
Editor
(1935)
Broadway Gondolier
Editor
(1934)
6 Day Bike Rider
Editor
(1934)
Here Comes the Navy
Editor
(1934)
He Was Her Man
Editor
(1934)
Wonder Bar
Editor
(1933)
She Had to Say Yes
Director, Editor
(1933)
Lady Killer
Editor
(1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933
Editor
(1933)
Footlight Parade
Editor
(1933)
(1932)
Doctor X
Editor
(1932)
(1932)
The Cabin in the Cotton
Editor
(1932)
The Mouthpiece
Editor
(1931)
The Ruling Voice
Editor
(1930)
Those Who Dance
Editor
(1928)
The Wright Idea
Editor
(1925)
The Live Wire
Editor