Adrienne Fazan (May 9, 1906 – August 23, 1986) was an award-winning

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film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film ed ...

who first started cutting films in 1933. She worked on many

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films, including ''

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'' (1941), ''

Anchors Aweigh "Anchors Aweigh" is the fight song of the United States Naval Academy and unofficial march song of the United States Navy. It was composed in 1906 by Charles A. Zimmermann with lyrics by Alfred Hart Miles. When he composed "Anchors Aweigh", Zim ...

'' (1945), '' Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), and '' Kismet'' (1955).

Biography

Fazan was born in Germany, to John Fazan and Magdalena Fremdling. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1923, and by 1930 was living in Los Angeles and working as a film editor at a studio.

Career

Adrienne Fazan started cutting and editing in films in 1933 and then she went to work at MGM, who were known for hiring the most qualified and talented people. Fazan worked with

Dorothy Arzner Dorothy Emma Arzner (January 3, 1897 – October 1, 1979) was an American film director whose career in Hollywood spanned from the silent era of the 1920s into the early 1940s. With the exception of longtime silent film director Lois Weber (who d ...

(known for her work on many popular films like ''The Wild Party)'' on many of her films where she helped Fazan move from working on short films, to editing popular feature films. Fazan also collaborated with

Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli (born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American stage director and film director. He directed the classic movie musicals '' Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944), '' An American in Paris'' (1951), ' ...

on eleven films, including the Oscar winning film, ''Gigi.'' Fazan was nominated for the

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for ''

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'' (1951), and received the award for '' Gigi'' (1958). Both of these films were directed by

, with whom Fazan

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on 11 films. She retired in 1970 after editing ''

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''.

Films Edited

* ''

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'' (1937): Directed by Dorothy Arzner * ''

'' (1941): Directed by Jules Dassin * ''

'' (1945): Directed by George Sidney * ''

'' (1951): Directed by Vincente Minnelli * '' Singin' in the Rain'' (1952): Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen * '' Lust for Life'' (1956): Directed by Vincente Minnelli * '' Gigi'' (1958): Directed by Vincente Minnelli * ''

'' (1970): Directed by Gene Kelly

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* 1906 births 1986 deaths American film editors Best Film Editing Academy Award winners American women film editors German emigrants to the United States {{US-film-editor-stub

Biography

Career

Films Edited

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