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Peter Taylor(1922-1997)

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Peter Taylor was born on 28 February 1922 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an editor, known for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The Third Man (1949) and Summertime (1955). He was married to Elizabeth Holden and Franca Silvi. He died on 17 December 1997 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornFebruary 28, 1922
DiedDecember 17, 1997(75)
BornFebruary 28, 1922
DiedDecember 17, 1997(75)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win total

Known for

Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
8.1
  • Editor
  • 1957
The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man
8.1
  • Editorial Department
  • 1949
Katharine Hepburn and Rossano Brazzi in Summertime (1955)
Summertime
7.1
  • Editor
  • 1955
Charles Laughton, Brenda de Banzie, and John Mills in Hobson's Choice (1954)
Hobson's Choice
7.7
  • Editor
  • 1954

Credits

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Editor

  • The English Programme (1976)
    The English Programme
    4.2
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1994
  • Nefertiti (1994)
    Nefertiti
    5.2
    • Editor
    • 1994
  • Becoming Colette (1991)
    Becoming Colette
    5.4
    • Editor
    • 1991
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks, and David Jason in The Darling Buds of May (1991)
    The Darling Buds of May
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1991
  • Fred the Steam Fugitive
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1990
  • Raul Julia and Armand Assante in The Penitent (1988)
    The Penitent
    6.5
    • Editor
    • 1988
  • Adventure
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1987–1992
  • Plácido Domingo in Otello (1986)
    Otello
    6.9
    • Editor
    • 1986
  • Don't Kill God
    • Editor
    • 1984
  • Cavalleria rusticana (1982)
    Cavalleria rusticana
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • Pagliacci (1982)
    Pagliacci
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • Plácido Domingo and Teresa Stratas in La Traviata (1982)
    La Traviata
    7.6
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • Laurence Olivier, Jacqueline Bisset, and Ben Gazzara in Inchon (1981)
    Inchon
    2.8
    • Editor
    • 1981
  • Stacy Keach in The Ninth Configuration (1980)
    The Ninth Configuration
    6.7
    • supervising editor
    • 1980
  • John Alcott, Riz Ortolani, Juan Manuel Fangio, Hugh Hudson, Gualtiero Jacopetti, and Peter Taylor in Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora (1980)
    Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora
    6.6
    • Editor
    • 1980

Editorial Department

  • Norman Wisdom in Up in the World (1956)
    Up in the World
    6.5
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • The Sound Barrier (1952)
    The Sound Barrier
    6.7
    • assembly editor (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • The Third Man (1949)
    The Third Man
    8.1
    • assembly cutter
    • 1949
  • Laurence Olivier and Jean Simmons in Hamlet (1948)
    Hamlet
    7.5
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • The Inheritance (1947)
    The Inheritance
    6.6
    • second assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • In Which We Serve (1942)
    In Which We Serve
    7.2
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 28, 1922
    • Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 17, 1997
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Elizabeth Holden1944 - ? (divorced)

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    Distinguished British editor, often in collaboration with David Lean. Best known for his work on The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

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