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Walter Thompson(1903-1975)

  • Editor
  • Director
  • Production Department
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Walter Thompson was born on 8 May 1903 in Indiana, USA. He was an editor and director, known for This Above All (1942), The Nun's Story (1959) and The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962). He was married to Vera Peterson. He died on 17 December 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 8, 1903
DiedDecember 17, 1975(72)
BornMay 8, 1903
DiedDecember 17, 1975(72)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 3 nominations total

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Known for

Joan Fontaine and Tyrone Power in This Above All (1942)
This Above All
6.6
  • Editor
  • 1942
The Nun's Story (1959)
The Nun's Story
7.5
  • Editor
  • 1959
Barbara Eden, Claire Bloom, Laurence Harvey, Karlheinz Böhm, Yvette Mimieux, and Russ Tamblyn in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
6.5
  • Editor
  • 1962
Remastered Version Movie Poster
South Seas Adventure
6.9
  • Director
  • 1958

Credits

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Editor

  • Robert Mitchum in Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
    Farewell, My Lovely
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 1975
  • Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman, Charles Martin Smith, Mackenzie Phillips, and Alex Rocco in Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975)
    Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
    6.5
    • Editor
    • 1975
  • Mixed Company (1974)
    Mixed Company
    5.7
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • The Man Who Could Talk to Kids (1973)
    The Man Who Could Talk to Kids
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • Timothy Bottoms and Lindsay Wagner in The Paper Chase (1973)
    The Paper Chase
    7.2
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • Bad Charleston Charlie (1973)
    Bad Charleston Charlie
    4.1
    • editing consultant
    • 1973
  • Shamus (1973)
    Shamus
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972)
    The Magnificent Seven Ride!
    5.6
    • Editor
    • 1972
  • Fat City (1972)
    Fat City
    7.2
    • Editor
    • 1972
  • James Garner and Louis Gossett Jr. in Skin Game (1971)
    Skin Game
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 1971
  • The Todd Killings (1971)
    The Todd Killings
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1971
  • The Baby Maker (1970)
    The Baby Maker
    6.1
    • Editor
    • 1970
  • Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman, Richard Crenna, James Franciscus, Lee Grant, Mariette Hartley, David Janssen, and Nancy Kovack in Marooned (1969)
    Marooned
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 1969
  • Model Shop (1969)
    Model Shop
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1969
  • A Flea in Her Ear (1968)
    A Flea in Her Ear
    5.5
    • Editor
    • 1968

Director

  • Remastered Version Movie Poster
    South Seas Adventure
    6.9
    • second segment
    • 1958
  • Seven Wonders of the World (1956)
    Seven Wonders of the World
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1956

Production Department

  • Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Peter Ustinov in The Sundowners (1960)
    The Sundowners
    7.1
    • production associate (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Marlon Brando and Miiko Taka in Sayonara (1957)
    Sayonara
    7.0
    • production associate
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • W.A. Thompson
  • Born
    • May 8, 1903
    • Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • December 17, 1975
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Vera Peterson

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Oscar-nominated editor, under contract at 20th Century Fox from 1937 to 1943.

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