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John Shirley(I)

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John Shirley was born in 1922 in London, England, UK. He is an editor, known for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987), Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). He was previously married to Joan Hearne.
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
    3.8
    • Editor
    • 1987
    Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Gloria Hendry, and Geoffrey Holder in Live and Let Die (1973)
    Live and Let Die
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1973
    Christopher Lee, Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Britt Ekland, and Hervé Villechaize in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
    The Man with the Golden Gun
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1974
    Dick Van Dyke, Adrian Hall, Sally Ann Howes, and Heather Ripley in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 1968

    Credits

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    Editor

    • Roy Scheider, Christopher Buchholz, and Patricia Millardet in Wild Justice (1993)
      Wild Justice
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1993
    • Lindsay Wagner in To Be the Best (1991)
      To Be the Best
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1991
    • Michael Caine in Jekyll and Hyde (1990)
      Jekyll and Hyde
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1990
    • Jeff Fahey and Camilla More in Out of Time (1989)
      Out of Time
      4.4
      • Editor
      • 1989
    • Voice of the Heart (1989)
      Voice of the Heart
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1989
    • Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
      Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
      3.8
      • Editor
      • 1987
    • Sharon Stone and Richard Chamberlain in King Solomon's Mines (1985)
      King Solomon's Mines
      5.2
      • Editor
      • 1985
    • Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil (1985)
      Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1985
    • Peter O'Toole and Ravi Sheth in Kim (1984)
      Kim
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1984
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Michael O'Keefe in Nate and Hayes (1983)
      Nate and Hayes
      6.1
      • Editor
      • 1983
    • Experience Preferred... But Not Essential (1982)
      Experience Preferred... But Not Essential
      6.8
      • Editor
      • 1982
    • Kipperbang (1982)
      Kipperbang
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 1982
    • Lion of the Desert (1980)
      Lion of the Desert
      8.2
      • Editor
      • 1980
    • Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)
      Tomorrow Never Comes
      5.1
      • Editor
      • 1978
    • My Way II
      4.0
      • Editor
      • 1977

    Editorial Department

    • Prelude to Fame (1950)
      Prelude to Fame
      6.4
      • assembly editor (uncredited)
      • 1950
    • Poet's Pub (1949)
      Poet's Pub
      6.1
      • assistant editor (uncredited)
      • 1949
    • Anne Vernon in Warning to Wantons (1949)
      Warning to Wantons
      5.6
      • assembly cutter (uncredited)
      • 1949
    • Under the Frozen Falls
      • assistant editor (uncredited)
      • 1948
    • The Little Ballerina (1947)
      The Little Ballerina
      5.2
      • assistant editor (uncredited)
      • 1947
    • Eric Portman in We Dive at Dawn (1943)
      We Dive at Dawn
      6.7
      • assistant editor (uncredited)
      • 1943
    • Squadron Leader X (1943)
      Squadron Leader X
      7.0
      • assistant editor (uncredited)
      • 1943
    • Back-Room Boy (1942)
      Back-Room Boy
      6.2
      • assistant editor (uncredited)
      • 1942
    • Hi, Gang! (1941)
      Hi, Gang!
      7.0
      • assistant editor (uncredited)
      • 1941
    • Leslie Banks in Bombsight Stolen (1941)
      Bombsight Stolen
      6.7
      • assistant editor (uncredited)
      • 1941
    • The Ghost Train (1941)
      The Ghost Train
      6.1
      • assistant editor (uncredited)
      • 1941

    Sound Department

    • The Prisoner (1955)
      The Prisoner
      6.8
      • dubbing editor
      • 1955
    • Norman Wisdom in One Good Turn (1955)
      One Good Turn
      6.5
      • sound editor
      • 1955
    • Up to His Neck (1954)
      Up to His Neck
      5.5
      • sound editor
      • 1954
    • Top of the Form (1953)
      Top of the Form
      5.5
      • sound editor
      • 1953

    Personal details

    • Born
      • 1922
      • London, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Joan Hearne1950 - ?

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