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John F. Burnett(1934-2024)

  • Producer
  • Editor
  • Editorial Department
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John F. Burnett was born on 5 March 1934 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was a producer and editor, known for Leviathan (1989), Grease (1978) and Murder by Death (1976). He died on 24 October 2024 in Lincoln, California, USA.
BornMarch 5, 1934
DiedOctober 24, 2024(90)
BornMarch 5, 1934
DiedOctober 24, 2024(90)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Leviathan (1989)
Leviathan
5.8
  • Editor
  • 1989
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Eve Arden, Frankie Avalon, and Joan Blondell in Grease (1978)
Grease
7.2
  • Editor
  • 1978
Murder by Death (1976)
Murder by Death
7.2
  • Editor
  • 1976
Al Pacino in And Justice for All (1979)
And Justice for All
7.4
  • Editor
  • 1979

Credits

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Producer

  • David Hasselhoff in Baywatch Nights (1995)
    Baywatch Nights
    3.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1995–1997
  • Jack Scalia in Pointman (1995)
    Pointman
    7.2
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • co-executive producer
    • 1995

Editor

  • David Hasselhoff in Baywatch Nights (1995)
    Baywatch Nights
    3.8
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1996–1997
  • Pointman (1994)
    Pointman
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1994
  • Killer Rules (1993)
    Killer Rules
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1993
  • Steve Martin in Leap of Faith (1992)
    Leap of Faith
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1992
  • Christopher Martin and Christopher Reid in Class Act (1992)
    Class Act
    6.1
    • Editor
    • 1992
  • Roger Moore, Talia Shire, Colleen Dewhurst, and Nina Siemaszko in Bed & Breakfast (1991)
    Bed & Breakfast
    5.4
    • Editor
    • 1991
  • Not of This World (1991)
    Not of This World
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • supervising editor
    • 1991
  • Mimi Rogers and Mark Harmon in Fourth Story (1991)
    Fourth Story
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1991
  • War and Remembrance (1988)
    War and Remembrance
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Editor
    • 1988–1989
  • Leviathan (1989)
    Leviathan
    5.8
    • Editor
    • 1989
  • A Fine Mess (1986)
    A Fine Mess
    4.8
    • Editor
    • 1986
  • Between Two Women (1986)
    Between Two Women
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1986
  • Molly Ringwald and Zach Galligan in Surviving (1985)
    Surviving
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • supervising editor
    • 1985
  • Drew Barrymore, Shelley Long, and Ryan O'Neal in Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
    Irreconcilable Differences
    5.8
    • Editor
    • 1984
  • John Travolta in Staying Alive (1983)
    Staying Alive
    4.8
    • editor
    • 1983

Editorial Department

  • Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
    8.0
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Great Race (1965)
    The Great Race
    7.2
    • additional editor (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • My Fair Lady (1964)
    My Fair Lady
    7.7
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, and Rosalind Russell in Gypsy (1962)
    Gypsy
    7.1
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Buddy Hackett, Paul Ford, Hermione Gingold, Shirley Jones, Pert Kelton, and Robert Preston in The Music Man (1962)
    The Music Man
    7.7
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Jane Fonda and Anthony Perkins in Tall Story (1960)
    Tall Story
    5.9
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Natalie Wood and James Garner in Cash McCall (1960)
    Cash McCall
    6.3
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • James Stewart and Vera Miles in The FBI Story (1959)
    The FBI Story
    6.5
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Clint Walker in Fort Dobbs (1958)
    Fort Dobbs
    6.8
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Paul Newman and Ann Blyth in The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
    The Helen Morgan Story
    6.3
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • James Stewart in The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
    The Spirit of St. Louis
    7.1
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John Burnett
  • Born
    • March 5, 1934
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • October 24, 2024
    • Lincoln, California, USA(natural causes)
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    • 6 Articles

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