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Ferris Webster(1912-1989)

  • Editor
  • Editorial Department
  • Actor
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Ferris Webster was born on 29 April 1912 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an editor and actor, known for The Great Escape (1963), The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and The Magnificent Seven (1960). He died on 4 February 1989 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA.
BornApril 29, 1912
DiedFebruary 4, 1989(76)
BornApril 29, 1912
DiedFebruary 4, 1989(76)
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape
8.2
  • Editor
  • 1963
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate
7.9
  • Editor
  • 1962
Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner, and Eli Wallach in The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Magnificent Seven
7.7
  • Editor
  • 1960
Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)
Magnum Force
7.2
  • Editor
  • 1973

Credits

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Editor

  • Clint Eastwood and Kyle Eastwood in Honkytonk Man (1982)
    Honkytonk Man
    6.6
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • Clint Eastwood in Firefox (1982)
    Firefox
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
    Any Which Way You Can
    6.1
    • Editor
    • 1980
  • Clint Eastwood in Bronco Billy (1980)
    Bronco Billy
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1980
  • Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
    Escape from Alcatraz
    7.5
    • Editor
    • 1979
  • Clint Eastwood in Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
    Every Which Way But Loose
    6.3
    • Editor
    • 1978
  • Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke in The Gauntlet (1977)
    The Gauntlet
    6.4
    • Editor
    • 1977
  • Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer (1976)
    The Enforcer
    6.7
    • film editor
    • 1976
  • Clint Eastwood in The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
    The Outlaw Josey Wales
    7.8
    • Editor
    • 1976
  • The Eiger Sanction (1975)
    The Eiger Sanction
    6.4
    • film editor
    • 1975
  • Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and George Kennedy in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force (1973)
    Magnum Force
    7.2
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • William Holden and Kay Lenz in Breezy (1973)
    Breezy
    7.0
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter (1973)
    High Plains Drifter
    7.4
    • film editor
    • 1973
  • Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd (1972)
    Joe Kidd
    6.4
    • film editor
    • 1972

Editorial Department

  • Steve McQueen in Le Mans (1971)
    Le Mans
    6.7
    • chief editor (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
    Cannon for Cordoba
    5.7
    • editorial advisor
    • 1970
  • Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in The Student Prince (1954)
    The Student Prince
    6.5
    • editor: widescreen (uncredited)
    • 1954

Actor

  • Seven Days in May (1964)
    Seven Days in May
    7.8
    • Gen. Bernard 'Barney' Rutkowski (uncredited)
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 29, 1912
    • Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • February 4, 1989
    • San Luis Obispo, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

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    American editor, noted for his work with John Frankenheimer and John Sturges on many outstanding action films of the 1960's. He was long employed at MGM (1939-59) and had perhaps his most fruitful spell towards the latter part of his career at United Artists (1960-65).

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