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] 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

References

  1. ^ "Margaret Kenney McSweeney Obituary (1923-2016)". Daily Breeze. March 25, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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 icon
  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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