William Nelson Austin (January 28, 1903 – December 28, 1993) was a Canadian-American

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

. He was nominated for an

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in the category Best Film Editing for the film '' Flat Top''. Austin died in December 1993 in

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

, at the age of 90.

Selected filmography

* '' Flat Top'' (1952) *'' Sabu and the Magic Ring'' (1957)

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* 1903 births 1993 deaths People from Nanaimo Canadian emigrants to the United States American film editors Canadian film editors {{US-film-editor-stub