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Neil Travis (1936–2012)


Herbert Neil Travis was born on 12th October 1936 and studied Advertising and Theatre Arts at the University of California in his native Los Angeles. He began his career as an assistant editor at Paramount studios in his early twenties,becoming second editor on a series of television shows for Fox and in 1970 received his first credit as a film cutter for 'The Travelling Executioner'... See full bio »

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Top Film Editor Travis Dies
9 April 2012 12:01 PM, PDT | WENN
R.I.P. Neil Travis
3 April 2012 6:30 PM, PDT | Deadline TV

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Filmography

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2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
 
2007/I Premonition
 
2006 Brotherhood (TV series)
Mark 8:36 (2006)
 
1998 Stepmom
 
1997 The Edge
 
1996 Moll Flanders
 
1995 Outbreak
 
1993 Bopha!
 
1992 Patriot Games
 
1991 Deceived
 
1989 Shannon's Deal (TV movie)
 
1988 Cocktail
 
1988 Hot Paint (TV movie)
 
1987 No Way Out
 
1987 Out on a Limb (TV movie)
 
1985 Marie
 
1985 The Atlanta Child Murders (TV mini-series)
 
1984 The Master (TV series)
Max (1984)
 
1983 Cujo
 
1983 Second Thoughts
 
1980 The Idolmaker
 
1980 Die Laughing
 
1979 Hot Stuff
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.3 (1979)
 
1978 Jaws 2
 
1977 Snowbeast (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.1 (1977)
 
1976 The Dark Side of Innocence (TV movie)
 
1975 Black Bart (TV short)
 
1974-1975 Harry O (TV series)
Elegy for a Cop (1975)
Gertrude (1974)
 
1974 Men of the Dragon (TV movie)
 
1973 Roll Out (TV series)
Christmas of '44 (1973)
No Wages: All Fear (1973)
The Paper Caper (1973)
Dear Rocco (1973)
 
1973 The Bait (TV movie)
 
1972 Climb an Angry Mountain (TV movie)
 
1972 The Cowboys
 
1971 They Call It Murder (TV movie)
 
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2004 I, Robot (additional editing)
 
1969 The Reivers (associate film editor)
 
1968 Hell in the Pacific (assistant editor)
 
1965 Billie (assistant editor)
 
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1966 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series) (assistant to producer - 2 episodes)
Black Is the Color of My Love's Eye (1966) (assistant to producer)
The Purple Avenger (1966) (assistant to producer)
 
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1967 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series)
When I Was a Young Man (1967) (written by)
 
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2003 Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2003 Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Film Editing
 
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Herbert Neil Travis
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Graduated with a B.A. in advertising and theatre art from UCLA. Started work as assistant editor at Paramount. His outstanding achievement was his Oscar-winning work on Dances with Wolves, which he pared down from the original 'rough cut' of over five hours, to 181 minutes. See more »

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