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Ralph E. Winters

Ralph E. Winters

Born: June 17, 1909
Died: February 26, 2004
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ralph E. Winters (June 17, 1909 – February 26, 2004) was a Canadian-born film editor who became one of the leading figures of this field in the American industry.

After beginning on a series of B movies in the early 1940s, including several in the Dr. Kildare series, his first major film was George Cukor's Victorian chiller Gaslight (1944).

Winters won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for King Solomon's Mines (1950) (shared with Conrad A. Nervig) and Ben-Hur (1959) (shared with John D. Dunning). He received four additional nominations: Quo Vadis (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), The Great Race (1965) and Kotch (1971). Winters' other films included On the Town (1949), High Society (1956), Jailhouse Rock (1957) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968).

Winters had a notable collaboration with director Blake Edwards. Over 20 years, they collaborated on 12 films together, including The Pink Panther (1963), The Party (1968), 10 (1979) and Victor/Victoria (1982). His last film was the pirate epic Cutthroat Island in 1995.

Winters had been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors, and in 1991, Winters received the organization's career achievement award. His memoir, Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor, was published in 2001.

Movies for Ralph E. Winters...

The Pink Panther Story
Title: The Pink Panther Story
Character: Himself
Released: November 11, 2003
Type: Movie
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Documentary about the creation of the Pink Panther movies including interviews with the crew and cast.
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Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Title: Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Character: Self - Editor
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
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The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
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An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Intrigue
Title: Intrigue
Character: Air Force Pilot at Bar (uncredited)
Released: December 6, 1947
Type: Movie
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Dishonorably discharged from the Army Air Corps, Brad Dunham (George Raft) disconsolately decides to try his luck with Shanghai's postwar black market. Teaming with the treacherous Tamara Baranoff (June Havoc), Dunham prospers in his newly-found illicit profession, much to the dismay of his best friend, reporter Mark Andrews (Tom Tully). When Tamara has the troublesome Andrews murdered, Dunham realizes the folly of his behavior and works overtime to squash the black market for good and all.
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