Norman Hollyn (May 11, 1952 – March 17, 2019) was an American film editor and Michael Kahn Endowed Chair in Editing at the

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Biography

Hollyn was born in New York on May 11, 1952, and attended

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. He taught at the

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as the first Michael Kahn Endowed Chair in Editing within the

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. Hollyn died in

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, Japan, on March 17, 2019, where he was serving as a guest lecturer at the

Tokyo University of the Arts or is the most prestigious art school in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, and Kitasenju and Adachi, Tokyo. The university has trained renowned artists in the fields of painting, scul ...

Selected filmography

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Daniel and the Towers ''Daniel and The Towers'' is a Made-for-TV movie, television film featuring the famous folk art masterpiece, the Watts Towers (located in the Watts, Los Angeles, California, Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles), and their creator Simon Rodia's frie ...

'' (1987) *''

Heathers ''Heathers'' is a 1989 American black comedy film written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, in both of their respective film debuts. The film stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, and ...

'' (1988) *''

Meet the Applegates ''Meet the Applegates'' (released in the Philippines and the United States as ''The Applegates'') is a 1990 American science fiction horror black comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann. It was filmed during 1988-89, but not released in the Unite ...

'' (1990) *''

The Local Stigmatic ''The Local Stigmatic'' is a 1990 film directed by David Wheeler and produced by and starring Al Pacino. It was filmed and edited during the late 1980s. It had a showing at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in March 1990, but was never r ...

'' (1990) *'' Jersey Girl'' (1992) *''

It's Pat ''It's Pat'' is a 1994 American slapstick comedy film directed by Adam Bernstein and starring Julia Sweeney, Dave Foley, Charles Rocket, and Kathy Griffin. The film was based on the '' Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') character Pat, created by S ...

'' (1994) *''

Girl in the Cadillac ''Girl in the Cadillac'' is a crime drama film released in 1995. The film stars Erika Eleniak and William McNamara. Film synopsis A woman called Mandy (Eleniak) runs away from her home. At a bus station she meets Rick (McNamara), who takes her ...

'' (1995) *'' My Teacher's Wife'' (1995) *''

Mad Dog Time ''Mad Dog Time'' (also known as ''Trigger Happy'') is a 1996 American ensemble crime comedy film written and directed by Larry Bishop and starring Ellen Barkin, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Dreyfuss, Jeff Goldblum and Diane Lane. The film is notable f ...

'' (1996) *''

Quicksilver Highway ''Quicksilver Highway'' is a 1997 television comedy horror film directed by Mick Garris. It is based on Clive Barker's short story "The Body Politic" and Stephen King's 1992 short story "Chattery Teeth". The film was originally shown on televisio ...

'' (1997) *'' Under Wraps'' (1997) *''

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'' (2017)

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