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Verna Fields(1918-1982)

  • Sound Department
  • Editor
  • Editorial Department
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Verna Fields
Verna Fields was born on 21 March 1918 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an editor, known for Jaws (1975), American Graffiti (1973) and Paper Moon (1973). She was previously married to Sam Fields. She died on 30 November 1982 in Encino, California, USA.
BornMarch 21, 1918
DiedNovember 30, 1982(64)
BornMarch 21, 1918
DiedNovember 30, 1982(64)
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  • Won 1 Oscar

Known for

Susan Backlinie in Jaws (1975)
Jaws
8.1
  • Editor
  • 1975
Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti
7.4
  • Editor
  • 1973
Tatum O'Neal and Ryan O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973)
Paper Moon
8.1
  • Editor
  • 1973
El Cid (1961)
El Cid
7.2
  • Sound Department
  • 1961

Credits

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Sound Department

  • Lesley Ann Warren and Jack Albertson in Pickup on 101 (1972)
    Pickup on 101
  • Tim O'Kelly in Targets (1968)
    Targets
  • Face in the Rain (1963)
    Face in the Rain
  • The Balcony (1963)
    The Balcony
  • Story of... (1962)
    Story of...
  • El Cid (1961)
    El Cid
  • Ring of Terror (1961)
    Ring of Terror
  • The Tom Ewell Show (1960)
    The Tom Ewell Show
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
    Wanted: Dead or Alive
  • The Savage Eye (1959)
    The Savage Eye
  • Karyn Kupcinet in Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
  • Kirby Grant, Gloria Winters, and nm0935930 in Sky King (1951)
    Sky King
  • How to Make a Monster (1958)
    How to Make a Monster
  • Bobby Diamond, Peter Graves, and Highland Dale in Fury (1955)
    Fury
  • Diane Brewster and George Montgomery in Black Patch (1957)
    Black Patch
    • (as Verna H. Fields)

Editor

  • Susan Backlinie in Jaws (1975)
    Jaws
  • Cybill Shepherd in Daisy Miller (1974)
    Daisy Miller
  • The Sugarland Express (1974)
    The Sugarland Express
  • Sing a Country Song
  • Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)
    American Graffiti
  • Tatum O'Neal and Ryan O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973)
    Paper Moon
  • What's Up, Doc? (1972)
    What's Up, Doc?
  • Medium Cool (1969)
    Medium Cool
  • Journey to the Pacific (1968)
    Journey to the Pacific
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
  • The Wild Racers (1968)
    The Wild Racers
  • The Search for the Evil One (1967)
    The Search for the Evil One
  • Track of Thunder (1967)
    Track of Thunder
  • The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle (1967)
    The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
  • Country Boy (1966)
    Country Boy

Editorial Department

  • The Memory of Us (1974)
    The Memory of Us
  • Point of Terror (1971)
    Point of Terror
  • Incubus (1966)
    Incubus
    • (color footage, uncredited)

Personal details

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    • March 21, 1918
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    • November 30, 1982
    • Encino, California, USA(cancer)
    • Sam FieldsMay 1, 1946 - July 16, 1954 (his death, 2 children)
    • Rick Fields
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview

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    She was such a brilliant editor that she was actually promoted to a studio executive at Universal. Among her many accomplishments she is credited with introducing two young directors to each other while at Universal: George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.

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