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Walter Thompson(1903-1975)

  • Editor
  • Additional Crew
  • Director
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Walter Thompson was born on 8 May 1903 in Indiana, USA. He was an editor and director, known for This Above All (1942), The Nun's Story (1959) and The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962). He was married to Vera Peterson. He died on 17 December 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 8, 1903
DiedDecember 17, 1975(72)
BornMay 8, 1903
DiedDecember 17, 1975(72)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Joan Fontaine and Tyrone Power in This Above All (1942)
This Above All
6.6
  • Editor
  • 1942
The Nun's Story (1959)
The Nun's Story
7.5
  • Editor
  • 1959
Barbara Eden, Claire Bloom, Laurence Harvey, Karlheinz Böhm, Yvette Mimieux, and Russ Tamblyn in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
6.4
  • Editor
  • 1962
Remastered Version Movie Poster
South Seas Adventure
7.0
  • Director(second segment)
  • 1958

Credits

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Editor

  • Robert Mitchum in Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
    Farewell, My Lovely
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 1975
  • Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman, Charles Martin Smith, Mackenzie Phillips, and Alex Rocco in Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975)
    Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
    6.4
    • Editor
    • 1975
  • Mixed Company (1974)
    Mixed Company
    5.7
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • The Man Who Could Talk to Kids (1973)
    The Man Who Could Talk to Kids
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • The Paper Chase (1973)
    The Paper Chase
    7.2
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • Bad Charleston Charlie (1973)
    Bad Charleston Charlie
    4.3
    • Editor (editing consultant)
    • 1973
  • Shamus (1973)
    Shamus
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • Bảy Tay Súng Oai Hùng (1972)
    Bảy Tay Súng Oai Hùng
    5.6
    • Editor
    • 1972
  • Fat City (1972)
    Fat City
    7.3
    • Editor
    • 1972
  • Robert F. Lyons in The Todd Killings (1971)
    The Todd Killings
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1971
  • James Garner and Louis Gossett Jr. in Skin Game (1971)
    Skin Game
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 1971
  • The Baby Maker (1970)
    The Baby Maker
    6.1
    • Editor
    • 1970
  • Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman, Richard Crenna, James Franciscus, Lee Grant, Mariette Hartley, David Janssen, and Nancy Kovack in Marooned (1969)
    Marooned
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 1969
  • Model Shop (1969)
    Model Shop
    6.6
    • Editor
    • 1969
  • A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
    A Flea in Her Ear
    5.5
    • Editor
    • 1968

Additional Crew

  • Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Peter Ustinov in The Sundowners (1960)
    The Sundowners
    7.1
    • production associate (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Marlon Brando and Miiko Taka in Sayonara (1957)
    Sayonara
    7.0
    • production associate
    • 1957
  • Remastered Version Movie Poster
    This Is Cinerama
    6.9
    • prologue supervisor
    • 1952
  • Beverly Michaels and Allan Nixon in Pickup (1951)
    Pickup
    6.7
    • technical supervisor
    • 1951

Director

  • Remastered Version Movie Poster
    South Seas Adventure
    7.0
    • Director (second segment)
    • 1958
  • Seven Wonders of the World (1956)
    Seven Wonders of the World
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • W.A. Thompson
  • Born
    • May 8, 1903
    • Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • December 17, 1975
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Vera Peterson

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  • Trivia
    Oscar-nominated editor, under contract at 20th Century Fox from 1937 to 1943.

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