Danford B. "Danny" Greene (June 26, 1928 – August 13, 2015) was an American film and television editor with about twenty five feature film credits. He was nominated for the

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for '' MASH'' (1970-directed by Robert Altman) and, with John C. Howard, for '' Blazing Saddles'' (1974-directed by

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). Greene graduated from the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ...

in 1952. After assisting at

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, he became the head of sound editing at

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, where he worked on '' Psycho'' (1960). In the 1960s Greene worked mostly as an editor for episodes of television series such as '' Thriller'' and ''

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''. He broke into feature films with ''

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'' (1969), which was directed by Robert Altman. The following year he edited '' MASH'' (1970) with Altman, which was an anti-war comedy that became a phenomenal success while the U.S. was still fighting the

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. The film was the third highest-grossing film in the U.S. in 1970, making more than $36 million in the U.S. on a budget of $3 million. Editing was an important aspect of the film's success. The film spawned a long-running television series, and in 1996 was listed on the

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. Following ''MASH'' Greene worked regularly editing feature films through 1994, although he did not work with Robert Altman again. He directed one feature film ''

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud ''The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud'' is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Danford B. Greene and starring Bud Cort. Cast * Bud Cort as Sigmund Freud * Carol Kane as Martha Bernays * Klaus Kinski as Dr. Max Bauer * Marisa Berenson as Emma ...

'' (1984). Other films edited by Greene include ''Blazing Saddles'' (1974), '' Fun with Dick and Jane'' (1977), ''

American Hot Wax ''American Hot Wax'' is a 1978 biographical film directed by Floyd Mutrux with a screenplay by John Kaye from a story by John Kaye and Art Linson. The film tells the story of pioneering disc jockey Alan Freed, who in the 1950s helped introduce ...

'' (1978), and '' Rocky II'' (1979). Greene's last feature credit was for '' There Goes My Baby'' (1994), which was his fourth collaboration with director

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. He then taught editing at the American Film Institute and the

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. Short biography of Greene from the website of the short film '' To Beauty'' (2011). Interview with J. Terry Williams and Greene about their work on '' Psycho'' (1960). Very early in his editing career, Greene was nominated for the American Cinema Editors Eddie award for a 1962 episode of the television series '' It's a Man's World''. Greene's editing of ''MASH'' (1970) was widely recognized, and he was nominated for the Academy Award, the

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and the Eddie award for the film. He was again nominated for the Academy Award for '' Blazing Saddles'' (1974).

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