John Wright, OscarNominated Film Editor On ‘Speed And ‘Hunt For Red October, Dies At 79

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John Wright, editor of the Oscar-nominated Speed ​​and Jan de Bont's The Hunt for Red October , one of six films he edited for John McTiernan, has died. He is 79 years old.

Wright died April 20 at his home in Calabasas after a battle with prostate and bone cancer, his wife of 57 years, Jane Wright, told The Hollywood Reporter .

Wright's resume also includes other notable films such as Sam Peckinpah's Convoy (1978), Paul Michael Glazer 's The Running Man (1987), Stan Dragotti's Necessary Roughness (1991), John Woo's Broken Arrow (1996). ) and Bryan Singer. X-Men (2000), James Gartner's Walk of Fame (2006) and Louis Leterrier's The Incredible Hulk (2008).

He worked with director Mel Gibson in The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Apocalypto (2006). Francis (1982) and Gleaming the Cube (1989) with Graeme Clifford; and with Randall Wallace in Secretariat (2010) and Heaven Is for Real (2014).

Wright was nominated for an Emmy in 1989 for My Name is Bill W. to film editing, which was directed by Daniel Petrie into the TV movie about the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, starring James Woods and James Garner, and was inducted into the CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame two years later. being different cut film glory, Sarah, Plain and Tall , starring Glenn Close and Christopher Walken.

The latter was directed by Glenn Jordan. Wright also worked with Jordan on three other notable television movies; Family Man (1979), with Ed Asner; 1984's Voices of the Heart with Mary Tyler Moore; and 1980s Ladies' Room with Lee Remick; and in two feature films, Only When I Laugh (1981) and Mass Appeal (1984).

After The Hunt for Red October (1990), Wright starred with McTiernan in Last Action Hero (1993), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The 13th Warrior (1999) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) and the remake of Rollerball . according to (2002).

Born in Glendale, Wright graduated from Van Nuys High School and landed his first job as an editor at KABC-TV. He then worked for National Geographic and Jacques Cousteau Specials before becoming editor of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and The Bad News Bears (1976).

In 1976, he earned an editing credit on the feature film Acapulco Gold and Dogs , both directed by Burt Brinkerhoff.

Wright also edited The Paper Chase for the 1978 CBS drama series Separate Paths (1981), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II. for the films The Secret of Flowing (1991), Deep Rising (1998) and The Belfast Story (2013). . ). )

As well as his wife, he is survived by his children, Amy and Court, and grandchildren, Edgar, Holden and Dash.

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