Editor
Carl Lerner
Born June 17, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied August 26, 197328 films
Carl Lerner was an American director screenwriter, actor, and editor. He started his career as an actor with theater companies in New York. In 1950 he joined as editor in Columbia Studios and debuted his first film Cry Murder. He directed his first documentary film American Homes in 1949. He is known for his works in movies such as Twelve Angry Men (1957), The Fugitive Kind (1959) and Middle of the Night (1959).
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Mr. Lerner taught film technique at City College, New York University, the School of Visual Arts, and other institutions, and had written many articles on the subject. He died on August 26, 1973 at the age of 61 in New York, USA.
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First watch12 Angry Men19578.6The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
28 films- 1973The First CircleEditor
- 1972CrawlspaceEditor
- 1971KluteEditor
- 1970The Angel LevineEditor
- 1970The Boys in the BandEditor
- 1968The SwimmerEditor
- 1968RevolutionEditor
- 1967Brown Eye, Evil EyeEditor
- 1966A Man Called AdamEditor
- 1964Quick, Let's Get MarriedEditor
- 1963All the Way HomeSupervising Editor
- 1963Greenwich Village StoryConsulting Editor
- 1962Requiem for a HeavyweightEditor
- 1962No ExitEditor
- 1961Something WildEditor
- 1960The Fugitive KindEditor
- 1960RosieEditor
- 1959Come Back, AfricaEditor
- 1959Middle of the NightEditor
- 1958The GoddessEditor
- 1957Uncle VanyaEditor
- 195712 Angry MenEditor
- 1957On the BoweryEditor
- 1956PatternsEditor
- 1956A Conversation with Marcel DuchampEditor
- 1953The Big BreakEditor
- 1950So Young, So BadEditor
- 1950Cry MurderEditor