George Bowers (April 20, 1944 – August 18, 2012) was an American film director,

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and producer. He had nearly thirty credits as a feature-film editor in a career spanning nearly forty years. Bowers was born in the

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, New York. After graduating from high school, he began his editing career under the tutelage of Hugh Robertson, who is noted as one of the first African-Americans to gain membership in the

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. He started working as an assistant editor at

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directly out of high school, and after military service he worked for Robertson's company Byro Productions. His first feature-film credit as editor was for the television movie ''...And Beautiful II'' (1970). As an editor, Bowers's feature-film credits span the years from 1970 to his last film in 2008. He worked extensively with directors

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and

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, including ''

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'' (Marshall–1992) and '' The Stepfather'' (Ruben–1987). Bowers mentored younger editors including Sam Pollard, who has edited several of director

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's films. As a director, Bowers films include ''

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'' (1985) with

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and

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, and '' My Tutor'' (1983) with

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. Bowers died from complications related to heart surgery on August 18, 2012, at

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in Los Angeles, California; he was 68 years old. Bowers had been selected as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and of the

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Filmography (as editor)

Filmography based on the listing at the Internet Movie Database. *''

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'' (with Paul Millspaugh—2008) *'' Roll Bounce'' (with Paul Millspaugh-2005) *'' Walking Tall'' (2004) *'' The Country Bears'' (with Seth Flaum and Dean Holland-2002) *''

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'' (with Dan Lebental-2001) *'' Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'' (with Lawrence Jordan and Doron Shauly-1999) *''

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'' (1998) *''

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'' (with Stephen A. Rotter-1996) *''

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'' (with

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-1995) *''

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'' (1994) *'' The Good Son'' (1993) *''

'' (1992) *''

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'' (1991) *''

Harlem Nights ''Harlem Nights'' is a 1989 American crime comedy drama film starring, written, and directed by Eddie Murphy. The film co-stars Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx (in his last film appearance before his death in 1991), Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Del ...

'' (1989) *'' True Believer'' (1989) *'' Shoot to Kill'' (1988) *''

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'' (additional editor-1988) *'' The Stepfather'' (1987) *''

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'' (1984) *'' The Beach Girls'' (1982) *'' Galaxina'' (1980) *'' Van Nuys Blvd.'' (1979) *'' Cool Red'' (1976) *'' The Pom Pom Girls'' (1976) *'' The Sister-in-Law'' (1974) *''

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'' (1973) *'' Come Back Charleston Blue'' (with Gerald B. Greenberg-1972) *''

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'' (1971) *'' ...And Beautiful II'' (1970)

Filmography as director

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'' (1985) *'' My Tutor'' (1983) *'' Body and Soul'' (1981) *'' The Hearse'' (1980) *'' Dukes of Hazzard'' (1979) – unknown episodes *''

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'' (1976) – unknown episodes

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