Alan Heim, ACE (born May 31, 1936) is an American
film editor
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The film ed ...
. He won an
Academy Award
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for editing ''
All That Jazz''.
Biography
Heim was born in the
Bronx
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, New York.
He has more than thirty feature-film credits to his name, and has been elected to membership in the
American Cinema Editors (ACE). Heim has also served as President of the ACE organization and as President of the
Motion Picture Editors Guild
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(MPEG), the
IATSE
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada, known as simply the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE or ...
union that represents film editors, sound mixers and post-production craftspeople.
American Cinema Editors (ACE) Official website
Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG) Official website
Heim had an
List of film director and editor collaborations, extended collaboration with director
Bob Fosse
Robert Louis Fosse (; June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American actor, choreographer, dancer, and film and stage director. He directed and choreographed musical works on stage and screen, including the stage musicals ''The Pajam ...
. For his work on ''
All That Jazz'' (1979), Heim received the
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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, the
BAFTA Award for Best Editing
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The film-voting members of the Academy select the five nomi ...
, and the
American Cinema Editors Eddie Award. ''All That Jazz'' is the fourth best-edited film of all time on a 2012 list compiled by the
Motion Picture Editors Guild
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, and Edward Ländler wrote a summary of the editing for that listing.
Selected filmography
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The Sea Gull
''The Sea Gull'' is a 1968 British-American drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. The screenplay by Moura Budberg is adapted and translated from Anton Chekhov's classic 1896 play ''The Seagull''.
The Warner Bros.-Seven Arts release was filmed a ...
'' (
Lumet
Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award: four for Best Director for ''12 Angry Men'' (1957), ''Dog Day Afternoon'' (1975), ''Network'' (1976), ...
– 1968)
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Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
''Last of the Mobile Hot Shots'' is a 1970 American drama film. The screenplay by Gore Vidal is based on the Tennessee Williams play ''The Seven Descents of Myrtle'', which opened on Broadway in March 1968 and ran for 29 performances.
Sidney Lum ...
'' (Lumet – 1970)
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The Twelve Chairs
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Brooks
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Places
;Antarctica
*Cape Brooks
;Canada
*Brooks, Alberta
;United States
* Brooks, Alabama
* Brooks, Arkansas
*Brooks, California
*Brooks, Georgia
* Brooks, Iowa
* Brooks, Kentucky
* Brooks, Maine
* Brooks Township, Michigan ...
– 1970)
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Doc
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In film and television
* ''Doc'' (2001 TV series), a 2001–2004 PAX series
* ''Doc'' (1975 TV series), a 1975–1976 CBS sitcom
* "D.O.C." (''Lost''), a television episode
* ''Doc'' (film), a 1971 Wester ...
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Perry
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– 1971)
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Godspell
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Greene
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Places United States
*Greene, Indiana, an unincorporated community
*Greene, Iowa, a city
*Greene, Maine, a town
** Greene (CDP), Maine, in the town of Greene
*Greene (town), New York
** Greene (village), New York, in the town ...
– 1973)
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Lenny'' (
Fosse – 1974)
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The Silence'' (
Hardy – 1975)
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Network
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Science and technology
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* Network science, an academic field that studies complex networks
Mathematics ...
'' (Lumet – 1976)
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Hair'' (
Forman – 1979)
*''
All That Jazz'' (Fosse – 1979)
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The Fan'' (
Bianchi Bianchi may refer to:
Places
*Bianchi, Calabria, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cosenza, Italy
Manufacturing
*Bianchi Bicycles (F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.), an Italian manufacturer of bicycles, and former manufacturer of motorcycles and a ...
– 1981)
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So Fine'' (
Bergman – 1981)
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Star 80
''Star 80'' is a 1983 American biographical drama film written and directed by Bob Fosse. It was adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning ''Village Voice'' article "Death of a Playmate" by Teresa Carpenter and is based on Canadian ''Playboy'' mo ...
'' (Fosse – 1983)
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Goodbye, New York
''Goodbye, New York'' is a 1985 Israeli-American comedy drama produced, directed and written by Amos Kollek, who also co-stars in his directorial debut.
Plot
A ditzy New Yorker (Julie Hagerty) is devastated to learn that her husband has been unfa ...
'' (
Kollek – 1985)
*''
Beer
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'' (Kelly – 1985)
*''
Nobody's Child'' (
Grant
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Places
*Grant County (disambiguation)
Australia
* Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia
United Kingdom
* Castle Grant
United States
* Grant, Alabama
* Grant, Inyo County, ...
– 1986)
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She's Having a Baby
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Hughes
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People
* Hughes (surname)
* Hughes (given name)
Places Antarctica
* Hughes Range (Antarctica), Ross Dependency
* Mount Hughes, Oates Land
* Hughes Basin, Oates Land
* Hughes Bay, Graham Land
* Hughes Bluff, Victoria La ...
– 1988)
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Funny Farm'' (
Hill
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– 1988)
*''
Bloodhounds of Broadway'' (
Brookner – 1989)
*''
Valmont'' (Forman – 1989)
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Quick Change
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Franklin
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People
* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
* Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class
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* Franklin, Tasmania, a township
* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
/
Murray
Murray may refer to:
Businesses
* Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles
* Murrays, an Australian bus company
* Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust
* D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian who ...
– 1990)
*''
Billy Bathgate
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'' (
Benton – 1991)
*''
Dennis the Menace'' (
Castle – 1993)
*''
Copycat
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Copycat may also refer to:
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* Copyright infringement, use of another’s ideas or words without permission
* Patent infringement, a v ...
'' (
Amiel – 1995)
*''
The Mirror Has Two Faces
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'' (
Streisand
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– 1996)
*''
Leave It to Beaver'' (Cadiff – 1997)
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American History X
''American History X'' is a 1998 American crime drama film directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna. The film stars Edward Norton and Edward Furlong as two brothers from Los Angeles who are involved in the white power skinhead and n ...
'' (
Kaye – 1998)
*''
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Martha Coolidge from a screenplay by Shonda Rhimes and Scott Abbott, based on the biography ''Dorothy Dandridge'' by Earl Mills. Filmed over a spa ...
'' (
Coolidge – 1999)
*''
Bless the Child
''Bless the Child'' is a 2000 supernatural horror film directed by Chuck Russell and starring Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Angela Bettis, Rufus Sewell, Christina Ricci, and Holliston Coleman. It follows a woman who discovers that her niece, w ...
'' (
Russell – 2000)
*''
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
''The Adventures of Pluto Nash'' is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy (in a dual role), Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, Peter B ...
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Underwood Underwood may refer to:
People
*Underwood (surname), people with the surname
Places
United States
* Underwood, Shelby County, Alabama
* Underwood, Indiana
* Underwood, Iowa
* Underwood, Minnesota
* Underwood, New York
* Underwood, North Dakota
* ...
– 2002)
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Carolina'' (
Gorris – 2003)
*''
The Alamo'' (
Hancock Hancock may refer to:
Places in the United States
* Hancock, Iowa
* Hancock, Maine
* Hancock, Maryland
* Hancock, Massachusetts
* Hancock, Michigan
* Hancock, Minnesota
* Hancock, Missouri
* Hancock, New Hampshire
** Hancock (CDP), New Hampshir ...
– 2004)
*''
The Notebook
''The Notebook'' is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, with a screenplay by Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams ...
'' (
Cassavetes – 2004)
*''
Alpha Dog'' (Cassavetes – 2006)
*''
The Last Mimzy'' (
Shaye
Shaye was a Canadian pop group, consisting of singer-songwriters Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle and Tara MacLean. MacLean left the group in 2007 and the band folded by 2009. The band is named after MacLean's sister who died in a car accident ...
– 2007)
*''Skip Tracer'' (
Frears – 2008)
*''
Forever Plaid: The Movie'' (Ross – 2008)
*''
Grey Gardens
''Grey Gardens'' is a 1975 American documentary film by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts the everyday lives of two reclusive, upper-class women, a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale, who lived in poverty at Grey Gardens, a ...
'' (
Sucsy – 2009)
*''
My Sister's Keeper'' (Cassavetes – 2009)
*''
Janie Jones'' (
Rosenthal – 2010)
*''
Bless Me, Ultima'' (
Franklin
Franklin may refer to:
People
* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
* Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class
Places Australia
* Franklin, Tasmania, a township
* Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...
– 2012)
*''
Gods Behaving Badly
''Gods Behaving Badly'' is a novel by the British author Marie Phillips. It was first published by Jonathan Cape in 2007. Set in London, it tells the tale of the twelve gods of Mount Olympus living in a rundown flat as their powers wane. It was s ...
'' (
Turtletaub – 2013)
*''
The Other Woman'' (Cassavetes – 2014)
*''
I Saw the Light'' (
Abraham
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– 2015)
Awards and nominations
*2012 - CameraImage Special Award - Lifetime Achievement award "Editor with Unique Visual Sensitivity"
*2010 - American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie award winner - "Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television" - ''
Grey Gardens
''Grey Gardens'' is a 1975 American documentary film by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts the everyday lives of two reclusive, upper-class women, a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale, who lived in poverty at Grey Gardens, a ...
'' (2009) (Shared with editor Lee Percy)
*2009 - Primetime Emmy Nomination - "Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie" -
''
Grey Gardens
''Grey Gardens'' is a 1975 American documentary film by Albert and David Maysles. The film depicts the everyday lives of two reclusive, upper-class women, a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale, who lived in poverty at Grey Gardens, a ...
'' (2009) (shared with editor Lee Percy)
*2000 - American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie award winner - "Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television" - ''
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Martha Coolidge from a screenplay by Shonda Rhimes and Scott Abbott, based on the biography ''Dorothy Dandridge'' by Earl Mills. Filmed over a spa ...
''
*2000 - Primetime Emmy Nomination - "Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special" ''
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Martha Coolidge from a screenplay by Shonda Rhimes and Scott Abbott, based on the biography ''Dorothy Dandridge'' by Earl Mills. Filmed over a spa ...
''
*1981 - BAFTA Award winner - "Best Editing" - ''
All That Jazz''
*1980 - Academy Award winner - "Best Film Editing" - ''
All That Jazz''
*1980 - American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie award winner "Best Edited Feature Film" - ''
All That Jazz''
*1979 - American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie award nominee - "Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series" - ''Holocaust'' TV series (shared with editors Stephen A. Rotter, and Brian Smedley-Aston)
*1978 - BAFTA Award nomination - "Best Film Editing" - ''
Network
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Mathematics ...
''
*1978 - Primetime Emmy Winner - "Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series ''Holocaust'' TV series (shared with editors Stephen A. Rotter, Robert M. Reitano,
Craig McKay, and Brian Smedley-Aston)
*1977 - Academy Award nomination "Best Film Editing" - ''
Network
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Mathematics ...
''
*1977 - American Cinema Editors ACE Eddie award nominee "Best Edited Feature Film" - ''
Network
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* Network science, an academic field that studies complex networks
Mathematics ...
''
*1973 - Primetime Emmy Nomination - "Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Special or Feature Length Program of a Series" ''
Liza with a Z
''Liza with a "Z"'' is a 1972 concert film made for television, starring Liza Minnelli, produced by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse. Fosse also directed and choreographed the concert, and Ebb wrote and arranged the music with his song-writing partner Joh ...
'' (1972)
See also
*
List of film director and editor collaborations
This list of film director and editor collaborations includes longstanding, notable partnerships of directors and editors. The list's importance is that directors and editors typically work together on the editing of a film, which is the ultimate ...
References
External links
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1936 births
Living people
American Cinema Editors
American film editors
Best Editing BAFTA Award winners
Best Film Editing Academy Award winners
People from the Bronx