John C. Howard

John C. Howard
Born(1930-07-01)July 1, 1930[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedMay 28, 1983(1983-05-28) (aged 52)[1]
Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm editor

John C. Howard (July 1, 1930 – May 28, 1983) was an American film editor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film Blazing Saddles (1974). He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1970, which he shared with Richard C. Meyer.

He worked as a film editor for such films as Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles and History of the World, Part I.

Selected filmography

Editor
Year Film Director Notes
1969 Mastermind Alex March
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid George Roy Hill
1971 Believe in Me Stuart Hagmann
1972 A Separate Peace Larry Peerce First collaboration with Larry Peerce
1973 Scalawag Kirk Douglas
1974 Blazing Saddles Mel Brooks First collaboration with Mel Brooks
Young Frankenstein Second collaboration with Mel Brooks
1975 The Drowning Pool Stuart Rosenberg
1976 W. C. Fields and Me Arthur Hiller First collaboration with Arthur Hiller
Silent Movie Mel Brooks Third collaboration with Mel Brooks
1977 March or Die Dick Richards
High Anxiety Mel Brooks Fourth collaboration with Mel Brooks
1979 Nightwing Arthur Hiller Second collaboration with Arthur Hiller
Americathon Neal Israel
1980 Why Would I Lie? Larry Peerce Second collaboration with Larry Peerce
1981 History of the World, Part I Mel Brooks Fifth collaboration with Mel Brooks
1983 Romantic Comedy Arthur Hiller Third collaboration with Arthur Hiller
Editorial department
Year Film Director Role Notes
1957 Kiss Them for Me Stanley Donen Assistant film editor
Uncredited
1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Michael Schultz Associate editor
1979 Americathon Neal Israel Supervising editor
TV pilots
Editor
Year Film Director
1973 Pomroy's People Fielder Cook
TV series
Editor
Year Title Notes
1973 The Waltons 4 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b "John C. Howard". BFI.org. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.


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