Walter A. Thompson

American film editor (1903–1975)

Walter A. Thompson
Born	May 8, 1903 Indiana, United States
Died	December 17, 1975 Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Film editor

Walter A. Thompson (May 8, 1903 – December 17, 1975) was an American film editor with 69 film credits from 1930 to 1975. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for This Above All (1942)^[1] and for The Nun's Story (1959).^[2] He was also nominated for an ACE Eddie Award for The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962).

Thompson shared his last credit, Farewell, My Lovely (1975), with Joel Cox. It was Cox's first credit as an editor; he has gone on to a distinguished career working primarily with director Clint Eastwood.

Selected filmography

Under Secret Orders (1933)
Tundra (1936)
Guilty of Treason (1950)
The Nun's Story (1959)
Behold a Pale Horse (1964)
King Rat (1965)
Walk, Don't Run (1966)
Model Shop (1969)
The Todd Killings (1971)
Fat City (1972)
The Paper Chase (1973)
Farewell My Lovely (1975)

References

^ "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ "The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2019.