Elmo Williams facts for kids
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Elmo Williams
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James Elmo Williams
April 30, 1913 Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, U.S.
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| Died | November 25, 2015 (aged 102) Brookings, Oregon, U.S.
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| Occupation | film editor, film producer |
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Lorraine Williams
(m. 1940; died 2004) |
| Awards | ACE Golden Eddie 1971 ACE Career Achievement 1990 |
James Elmo Williams (born April 30, 1913 – died November 25, 2015) was an American who worked in movies and TV. He was a film editor, producer, director, and even an executive. He won an Academy Award for his amazing editing work on the movie High Noon (1952). In 2006, he wrote a book about his life in Hollywood called Elmo Williams: A Hollywood Memoir.
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Elmo Williams' Movie Career
Elmo Williams was a very important person behind the scenes in many famous movies. He was known for his skills as a film editor, which means he put together all the different shots of a movie to tell the story.
Editing Award-Winning Films
Williams edited several well-known films. These include High Noon (1952), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), and The Vikings (1958).
He won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on High Noon. This movie was directed by Fred Zinnemann. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Williams also edited Design for Death (1947). This film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
The Famous Editing of High Noon
The editing of High Noon is one of Williams' most famous achievements. In a 2012 survey, High Noon was listed as the 54th best-edited film ever.
A critic named James Berardinelli said that Elmo Williams' "brilliant editing" helped build the tension in High Noon. Williams himself said that he edited a special part of the movie to match the music.
Producing and Directing Big Movies
Beyond editing, Elmo Williams also helped produce and direct movies. He was involved in making The Longest Day (1962). This movie was about World War II. He was also a producer for Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), another World War II film.
From 1971 to 1974, Williams was the Head of Production for 20th Century Fox. This meant he was in charge of making many movies for the studio.
Awards and Recognition
Elmo Williams was a member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE). This is a group for top film editors.
In 1971, he received the ACE "Golden Eddie" award. This award honored him as Filmmaker of the Year. In 1990, he received the ACE Career Achievement Award. He was one of the first people to get this special award.
In 2011, Williams appeared in a music video for the band Slow Children.
Elmo Williams' Personal Life
Elmo Williams was born in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. In 1940, he married Lorraine Williams. They were married until she passed away in 2004. They adopted two daughters and a son.
In 1983, Elmo and Lorraine retired to Brookings, Oregon. In 2008, Williams gave a public chapel to the city. He named it Capella By The Sea. It is located in Azalea Park in Brookings. This was in memory of his wife.
Elmo Williams lived a very long life. He turned 100 years old in April 2013. He passed away at his home in Brookings on November 25, 2015, when he was 102 years old.
Elmo's brother, Burch Williams, died in an accident. This happened during the filming of the movie Zeppelin in 1971. A biplane crashed into the helicopter Burch was in.
See also
In Spanish: Elmo Williams para niños
