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Harold F. Kress(1913-1999)

  • Editor
  • Director
  • Editorial Department
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Educated at UCLA, Harold F. Kress entered the film business in the late 1930s as an editor. Although he directed a few documentaries and made a stab at directing features, his real niche was as an editor, and he became one of the most respected editors in the industry, winning an Academy Award for editing How the West Was Won (1962) and another for The Towering Inferno (1974).
BornJune 26, 1913
DiedSeptember 18, 1999(86)
BornJune 26, 1913
DiedSeptember 18, 1999(86)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 4 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Towering Inferno
7.0
  • Editor
  • 1974
Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, and Eric Shea in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The Poseidon Adventure
7.1
  • Editor
  • 1972
How the West Was Won (1962)
How the West Was Won
7.0
  • Editor
  • 1962
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Mrs. Miniver
7.6
  • Editor
  • 1942

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Editor

  • Olivia de Havilland, Henry Fonda, Michael Caine, Richard Chamberlain, Patty Duke, José Ferrer, Slim Pickens, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Bradford Dillman, Lee Grant, Ben Johnson, and Fred MacMurray in The Swarm (1978)
    The Swarm
    • Editor
    • 1978
  • Marie-France Pisier in The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
    The Other Side of Midnight
    • Editor
    • 1977
  • Viva Knievel! (1977)
    Viva Knievel!
    • Editor (as Harold Kress)
    • 1977
  • Burt Reynolds and Lauren Hutton in Gator (1976)
    Gator
    • Editor
    • 1976
  • Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
    The Towering Inferno
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • Richard Harris in 99 and 44/100% Dead! (1974)
    99 and 44/100% Dead!
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • The Iceman Cometh (1973)
    The Iceman Cometh
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, and Eric Shea in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
    The Poseidon Adventure
    • Editor
    • 1972
  • Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)
    Stand Up and Be Counted
    • Editor (as Harold Kress)
    • 1972
  • Jack Palance, Omar Sharif, and Leigh Taylor-Young in The Horsemen (1971)
    The Horsemen
    • Editor
    • 1971
  • Star Spangled Salesman (1968)
    Star Spangled Salesman
    • Editor
    • Short
    • 1968
  • The Ambushers (1967)
    The Ambushers
    • Editor
    • 1967
  • Jack Lemmon and Elaine May in Luv (1967)
    Luv
    • Editor
    • 1967
  • William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule, and Victoria Shaw in Alvarez Kelly (1966)
    Alvarez Kelly
    • Editor
    • 1966
  • The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    The Greatest Story Ever Told
    • Editor
    • 1965

Director

  • Apache War Smoke (1952)
    Apache War Smoke
    • Director (as Harold Kress)
    • 1952
  • Arlene Dahl and Barry Sullivan in No Questions Asked (1951)
    No Questions Asked
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Bruce Cowling, Gary Gray, Paul Kelly, and Pal in The Painted Hills (1951)
    The Painted Hills
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Purity Squad (1945)
    Purity Squad
    • Director (as Harold Kress)
    • Short
    • 1945
  • Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)
    Watchtower Over Tomorrow
    • Director (as Harold Kress)
    • Short
    • 1945

Editorial Department

  • I Walk the Line (1970)
    I Walk the Line
    • supervising editor
    • 1970
  • Off to See the Wizard (1967)
    Off to See the Wizard
    • editorial supervisor
    • supervising film editor (as Harry Kress)
    • TV Series
    • 1967

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Harold Kress
  • Born
    • June 26, 1913
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • September 18, 1999
    • Palm Desert, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Zelda1935 - September 18, 1999 (his death)

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    Father of film editor Carl Kress.

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