Fred W. Berger (July 9, 1908 - May 23, 2003) was an American
film editor. He was nominated for an
Academy Award in the category
Best Film Editing for the film ''
The Hot Rock''. He also won an
Primetime Emmy Award
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and was nominated for seven more in the category
Outstanding Picture Editing for his work on the television programs ''
M*A*S*H'' and ''
Dallas''. Berger died in May 2003 of
natural causes
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at his home in
Westwood, California, at the age of 94.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Hot Rock'' (1972; co-nominated with
Frank P. Keller
Frank P. Keller (February 4, 1913 – December 25, 1977) was an American film editor, film and television editor with 24 feature film credits from 1958 - 1977. He is noted for the series of films he edited with director Peter Yates, for his four n ...
)
References
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1908 births
2003 deaths
People from New York (state)
American film editors
American television editors
University of Michigan alumni
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