Hal C. Kern

1894–1985 (age 91)

Film editor

Biography

Hal C. Kern earned a reputation as a brilliant film editor, winning an Academy Award for his work on Gone with the Wind and shaping the pacing of countless other classics.

His colleagues admired the clarity he brought to story, and the precision of his cutting still influences editors who visit Forest Lawn Memorial Park to reflect on his craft.

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