Stephen A. Rotter

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Stephen A. Rotter
Other namesSteven Rotter
Stephen Rotter
Steven A. Rotter
Occupation Film editor
Years active1969-present

Stephen A. Rotter is a film editor who won at the 56th Academy Awards in the category of Best Film Editing. He was one of the five film editors to win for the film The Right Stuff . He shared it with Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf and Douglas Stewart. [1]

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He has worked on over 30 films as an editor.

In addition, Rotter has also won an Emmy for the mini-series Holocaust . Which he shared with Alan Heim, Craig McKay, Robert M. Reitano and Brian Smedley-Aston.

Selected filmography

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  1. "The 56th Academy Awards (1984) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved April 4, 2014.