Charles L. Freeman (August 21, 1908 April 10, 2001) was an American
sound editor and
film editor who worked on both television and film.
Awards
He won an
Academy Award for Best Special Effects
The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects is an Academy Award given for the best achievement in visual effects.
History of the award
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences first recognized the technical contributions of special effect ...
during the
21st Academy Awards
The 21st Academy Awards were held on March 24, 1949, honoring the films of 1948. The ceremony was moved from the Shrine Auditorium to the Academy's own theater, primarily because the major Hollywood studios had withdrawn their financial suppor ...
for his work on the
fantasy film
Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction f ...
''
Portrait of Jennie'' (1948). He shared the award with
Paul Eagler
Paul Eagler (September 24, 1890 – September 30, 1961) was an American special effects artist. He won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects and was nominated for another one in the same category.
Selected filmography
* ''Because of a ...
,
Joseph McMillan Johnson,
Russell Shearman,
Clarence Slifer
Clarence Slifer (August 31, 1904 – 1993) was an American special effects artist. He won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects and was nominated for another one in the same category.
Selected filmography
Slifer won an Academy Award f ...
, and
James G. Stewart
James Graham Stewart (May 21, 1907 in Homewood, Pennsylvania – March 22, 1997 in Los Angeles, California) was an American pioneer in the field of sound recording and re-recording. His career spanned more than five decades (1928–1980), dur ...
.
In addition, Freeman won an
Emmy Award
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...
for the editing on the
police drama television series ''
Naked City''.
Filmography
*''
Since You Went Away'' (1944)
*''
Duel in the Sun'' (1944)
*''
Portrait of Jennie'' (1946)
*''
Battle Taxi'' (1955)
*''Fight for the Title'' (1957) (short film)
*''
Operation Bikini'' (1963)
*''
Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (1971)
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Fireball Forward'' (1972)
Television shows
*''
Passport to Danger''
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Mackenzie's Raiders''
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Telephone Time''
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Lock Up''
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This Man Dawson''
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Naked City''
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Survival''
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Peyton Place''
*''
Lancer
A lancer was a type of cavalryman who fought with a lance. Lances were used for mounted warfare in Assyria as early as and subsequently by Persia, India, Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome. The weapon was widely used throughout Eurasia during the M ...
''
*''
Hawaii Five-O''
See also
*
List of people from Los Angeles
The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with the city or county of Los Angeles, California. Those not born in Los Angeles have their places of bi ...
*
List of Primetime Emmy Award winners
References
External links
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Place of birth missing
1908 births
2001 deaths
American film editors
Best Visual Effects Academy Award winners
People from Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles
Primetime Emmy Award winners
American sound editors
American television editors
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