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Sam O'Steen(1923-2000)

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  • Editorial Department
  • Director
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Sam O'Steen was born on 6 November 1923 in St. Francis, Arkansas, USA. He was an editor and director, known for The Graduate (1967), Chinatown (1974) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). He was married to Bobbie O'Steen. He died on 11 October 2000 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
BornNovember 6, 1923
DiedOctober 11, 2000(76)
BornNovember 6, 1923
DiedOctober 11, 2000(76)
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft in The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate
8.0
  • Editor
  • 1967
Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
Chinatown
8.1
  • Editor
  • 1974
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
8.0
  • Editor
  • 1966
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975)
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
7.3
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1975

Credits

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Editor

  • Antonio Banderas, Ellen Barkin, Bob Hoskins, and Wes Bentley in The White River Kid (1999)
    The White River Kid
    4.7
    • Editor
    • 1999
  • Andy Garcia in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
    Night Falls on Manhattan
    6.6
    • Editor
    • 1996
  • Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf (1994)
    Wolf
    6.3
    • Editor (as Sam O' Steen)
    • 1994
  • Consenting Adults (1992)
    Consenting Adults
    5.7
    • Editor
    • 1992
  • Harrison Ford and Annette Bening in Regarding Henry (1991)
    Regarding Henry
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1991
  • Postcards from the Edge (1990)
    Postcards from the Edge
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1990
  • A Dry White Season (1989)
    A Dry White Season
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 1989
  • Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and Melanie Griffith in Working Girl (1988)
    Working Girl
    6.8
    • Editor
    • 1988
  • Matthew Broderick in Biloxi Blues (1988)
    Biloxi Blues
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1988
  • Harrison Ford and Emmanuelle Seigner in Frantic (1988)
    Frantic
    6.8
    • Editor
    • 1988
  • Kim Basinger and Jeff Bridges in Nadine (1987)
    Nadine
    5.5
    • Editor
    • 1987
  • Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in Heartburn (1986)
    Heartburn
    6.1
    • film editor
    • 1986
  • Cher, Kurt Russell, and Meryl Streep in Silkwood (1983)
    Silkwood
    7.1
    • Editor
    • 1983
  • Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
    Amityville II: The Possession
    5.6
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • Together? (1979)
    Together?
    5.2
    • Editor
    • 1979

Editorial Department

  • Three Seasons (1999)
    Three Seasons
    7.2
    • editorial consultant
    • 1999
  • The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)
    The Sterile Cuckoo
    6.6
    • special editorial consultant
    • 1969
  • Buddy Hackett, Paul Ford, Hermione Gingold, Shirley Jones, Pert Kelton, and Robert Preston in The Music Man (1962)
    The Music Man
    7.7
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Susan Slade (1961)
    Susan Slade
    6.3
    • additional editor (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Troy Donahue, Sharon Hugueny, Diane McBain, and Connie Stevens in Parrish (1961)
    Parrish
    6.5
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Richard Burton, Jim Backus, Ray Danton, Martha Hyer, Carolyn Jones, Diane McBain, and Robert Ryan in Ice Palace (1960)
    Ice Palace
    6.1
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Coral Browne, Peggy Cass, Fred Clark, Patric Knowles, Rosalind Russell, Roger Smith, and Forrest Tucker in Auntie Mame (1958)
    Auntie Mame
    7.9
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Marlon Brando and Miiko Taka in Sayonara (1957)
    Sayonara
    7.0
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Henry Fonda and Vera Miles in The Wrong Man (1956)
    The Wrong Man
    7.4
    • assistant film editor (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
    Good-bye, My Lady
    7.2
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Lauren Bacall and John Wayne in Blood Alley (1955)
    Blood Alley
    6.2
    • apprentice editor (uncredited)
    • 1955

Director

  • JoBeth Williams and Michael Ontkean in Kids Don't Tell (1985)
    Kids Don't Tell
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
    The Best Little Girl in the World
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976)
    Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
    3.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1976
  • High Risk (1976)
    High Risk
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Lonette McKee, Dwan Smith, and Philip Michael Thomas in Sparkle (1976)
    Sparkle
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975)
    Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1975
  • I Love You... Good-bye (1974)
    I Love You... Good-bye
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1974
  • A Brand New Life (1973)
    A Brand New Life
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Sam O' Steen
  • Born
    • November 6, 1923
    • St. Francis, Arkansas, USA
  • Died
    • October 11, 2000
    • Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Bobbie O'Steen? - October 11, 2000 (his death, 4 children)

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    He has four daughters: Kathleen, Molly, Danielle and Wendy.

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