John McSweeney Jr.

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John McSweeney Jr.
Born
John Fleming McSweeney Jr.

(1915-08-26)August 26, 1915
New York, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 1999(1999-05-19) (aged 83)
Redondo Beach, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm editor
Spouse
Peggy McSweeney
​
(m. 1947)​
[1]
Children6 [2]

John Fleming McSweeney Jr. (August 26, 1915 - May 19, 1999) was an American film editor. [3] [4] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Film Editing for the film Mutiny on the Bounty . [5]

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McSweeney died in May 1999 of natural causes at his home in Redondo Beach, California, at the age of 83. [2] [6] He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Selected filmography

Editor
YearFilmDirectorNotes
1952 Lovely to Look At Mervyn LeRoy First collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy
Million Dollar Mermaid Second collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy
1953 Dangerous When Wet Charles Walters First collaboration with Charles Walters
Latin Lovers Mervyn LeRoyThird collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy
1955 Hit the Deck Roy Rowland
The King's Thief Robert Z. Leonard
1956 Diane David Miller First collaboration with David Miller
Gaby Curtis Bernhardt
The Opposite Sex David MillerSecond collaboration with David Miller
1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms Richard Thorpe
House of Numbers Russell Rouse
1958 Saddle the Wind Robert Parrish
Party Girl Nicholas Ray
The Tunnel of Love Gene Kelly
1959 The Mating Game George Marshall First collaboration with George Marshall
Ask Any Girl Charles WaltersSecond collaboration with Charles Walters
It Started with a Kiss George MarshallSecond collaboration with George Marshall
1960 Please Don't Eat the Daisies Charles WaltersThird collaboration with Charles Walters
All the Fine Young Cannibals Michael Anderson
1961 Go Naked in the World Ranald MacDougall
1962 Mutiny on the Bounty Lewis Milestone
1963 A Ticklish Affair George Sidney First collaboration with George Sidney
1964 Viva Las Vegas Second collaboration with George Sidney
Signpost to Murder George Englund
1965 The Rounders Burt Kennedy First collaboration with Burt Kennedy
The Money Trap Second collaboration with Burt Kennedy
1966 The Glass Bottom Boat Frank Tashlin
1967 Double Trouble Norman Taurog First collaboration with Norman Taurog
1968 Sol Madrid Brian G. Hutton
Live a Little, Love a Little Norman TaurogSecond collaboration with Norman Taurog
1969 Me, Natalie Fred Coe
Hail, Hero! David MillerThird collaboration with David Miller
1970 Adam at 6 A.M. Robert Scheerer
1971 Evel Knievel Marvin J. Chomsky
1972 Night of the Lepus William F. Claxton
1974Christina Paul Krasny
1975 Journey into Fear Daniel Mann
1979 Skatetown, U.S.A. William A. Levey
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRoleNotes
1942 Mrs. Miniver William Wyler Assistant editorUncredited
1975 Journey into Fear Daniel MannEditorial supervisor
Shorts
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1953 Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor Johnny Green
1954M-G-M Jubilee Overture
1955Poet and Peasant Overture Alfred Wallenstein
TV movies
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1966The Dangerous Days of Kiowa JonesAlex March
1971 Dr. Cook's Garden Ted Post
A Tattered Web Paul Wendkos
Murder Once Removed Charles S. Dubin
Paper Man Walter Grauman
1973 Tom Sawyer James Neilson
1974Mrs. SundanceMarvin J. Chomsky
Big Rose: Double TroublePaul Krasny
1976Having Babies Robert Day
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble Randal Kleiser
1977 Captains Courageous Harvey Hart
1978 Three on a Date Bill Bixby
TV pilots
Editor
YearFilmDirector
1974Young Love Norman Tokar
TV series
Editor
YearTitleNotes
1961 Father of the Bride 2 episodes
1971 The Doris Day Show 1 episode
1972 McMillan & Wife
1976 The Blue Knight 3 episodes
1977 The San Pedro Beach Bums 1 episode
1978 James at 16 3 episodes
1978−79 Charlie's Angels 7 episodes
1981 American Dream 2 episodes
1980−86 Trapper John, M.D. 40 episodes
1989 CBS Summer Playhouse 1 episode
Editorial department
YearTitleRoleNotes
1961−62 Father of the Bride Supervising film editor14 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Margaret Kenney McSweeney Obituary (1923-2016)". Daily Breeze . March 25, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Galloway, Doug (May 26, 1999). "John McSweeney Jr". Variety . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Editor Has Surgery". The Times-Tribune . Scranton, Pennsylvania. October 26, 1956. p. 3. Retrieved October 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "John McSweeney". The New York Times . Archived from the original on December 4, 2007. Retrieved December 19, 2021– via Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "The 35th Academy Awards (1963) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ Lentz, Harris (July 2000). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999. McFarland. p. 140. ISBN   9780786409198 – via Google Books.


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