Harold F. Kress
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Harold F. Kress (June 26, 1913 – September 18, 1999) was an American film editor with more than fifty feature film credits; he also directed several feature films in the early 1950s. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for How the West Was Won (1962) and again for The Towering Inferno (1974), and was nominated for four additional films; he is among the film editors most recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He also worked publicly to increase the recognition of editing as a component of Hollywood filmmaking.

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The Swarm (1978)
Editor
Viva Knievel! (1977)
Editor
Gator (1976)
Editor
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Editor
99 and 44/100% Dead (1974)
Editor
The Iceman Cometh (1973)
Editor
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Editor
Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)
Editor
The Horsemen (1971)
Editor
I Walk the Line (1970)
Supervising Film Editor
The Wrecking Crew (1968)
Associate Producer
The Ambushers (1967)
Editor
Luv (1967)
Editor
Alvarez Kelly (1966)
Editor
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Editor
How the West Was Won (1962)
Editor
King of Kings (1961)
Editor
Home from the Hill (1960)
Editor
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
Editor
Count Your Blessings (1959)
Editor
Merry Andrew (1958)
Editor
Until They Sail (1957)
Editor
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957)
Editor
Silk Stockings (1957)
Editor
The Rack (1956)
Editor
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
Editor
The Cobweb (1955)
Editor
The Prodigal (1955)
Editor
Green Fire (1954)
Editor
Valley of the Kings (1954)
Editor
Rose Marie (1954)
Editor
Apache War Smoke (1952)
Director
No Questions Asked (1951)
Director
The Painted Hills (1951)
Director
The Miniver Story (1950)
Editor
East Side, West Side (1949)
Editor
The Great Sinner (1949)
Editor
Command Decision (1948)
Editor
A Date with Judy (1948)
Editor
The Yearling (1946)
Editor
Purity Squad (1945)
Director
Dragon Seed (1944)
Editor
Madame Curie (1943)
Editor
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Editor
Random Harvest (1942)
Editor
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Editor
Unholy Partners (1941)
Editor
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Editor
Rage in Heaven (1941)
Editor
Comrade X (1940)
Editor
Bitter Sweet (1940)
Editor
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Editor
New Moon (1940)
Editor
Remember? (1939)
Editor
These Glamour Girls (1939)
Editor
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Editor
Broadway Serenade (1939)
Editor