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Bud S. Smith

Bud S. Smith
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Born(1935-12-06)December 6, 1935
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 2024(2024-06-23) (aged 88)
Studio City, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Film editor
  • film director
Years active1963–2013
SpouseLucy Coldsnow
AwardsBAFTA − Best Editing (1984)
American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award (2008)

Bud S. Smith (December 6, 1935 – June 23, 2024) was an American film editor, producer, and director. He shared the 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Flashdance[1] and also shared the 2008 American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award.[2] He was a regular collaborator of director William Friedkin, serving as editor on six of his films. He was nominated for Academy Awards for Flashdance (1983) and The Exorcist (1973).[3]

Smith was married to dialogue editor Lucy Coldsnow-Smith.[3] The couple were longtime residents of the Hollywood Hills before selling their house there in 2013.[4] Diagnosed with throat cancer in 2012, Smith died from respiratory failure at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles, on June 23, 2024, at the age of 88.[3]

Filmography

Year Film Film Editor Producer director Other Notes
1969 Putney Swope Yes
1970 Pound Yes
1972 Greaser's Palace Yes
1973 Deadhead Miles Yes with Danford B. Greene
The Exorcist Yes with Evan A. Lottman & Norman Gay
Nominated − Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Sticks and Bones Yes Television film
1974 Rhinoceros Yes
1977 Sorcerer Yes Yes Also associate producer & second unit director
with Robert K. Lambert
1978 The Brink's Job Yes
A Death in Canaan Yes
1980 Cruising Yes
Falling in Love Again Yes with Jacqueline Cambas & Doug Jackson
1981 Zoot Suit Yes with Jacqueline Cambas
1982 Cat People Yes Yes Also second unit director
with Jacqueline Cambas
Personal Best Yes with Jacqueline Cambas, Doug Jackson,
Jere Huggins, Ned Humphreys & Walt Mulconery
1983 Flashdance Yes with Walt Mulconery
BAFTA Award for Best Editing
Nominated − Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Deal of the Century Yes with Jere Huggins & Ned Humphreys
1984 The Karate Kid Yes Yes Also associate producer
with Walt Mulconery & John G. Avildsen
1985 To Live and Die in L.A. Yes Yes Yes Also co-producer & second unit director
with M. Scott Smith
1986 Poltergeist II: The Other Side Yes with Thom Noble & M. Scott Smith
C.A.T. Squad Yes Yes Television film
Also co-producer & second unit director
1987 Some Kind of Wonderful Yes with M. Scott Smith
1988 Johnny Be Good Yes
1989 Sing Yes with Jere Huggins & M. Scott Smith
Listen to Me Yes with Anne V. Coates
Gross Anatomy Yes with M. Scott Smith
1990 Darkman Yes with David Stiven
1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot 2nd unit
1999 Virus Co-producer 2nd Unit
2000 The Replacements Yes with Seth Flaum
Christina's House Yes As post-production advisor
2003 The Young Black Stallion Yes with Terry Blythe
2004 Ladder 49 Yes with M. Scott Smith
2005 The Game of Their Lives Yes with Ian Crafford, Lee Grubin,
Jeff Williams & M. Scott Smith
2006 Driftwood Yes Yes Also second unit director
2008 Lonely Street Co-producer
2009 G-Force Yes
The Mighty Macs Executive
2013 Alone yet Not Alone Executive

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

American Cinema Editors Awards

British Academy of Film and Television Awards

References

  1. ^ BAFTA page for Best Editing in 1984
  2. ^ IMDB page for the American Cinema Editors Award
  3. ^ a b c Murphy, J. Kim (June 28, 2024). "Bud S. Smith, Editor of 'Sorcerer,' 'The Exorcist' and 'Flashdance,' Dies at 88". Variety. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Film editor Bud S. Smith sells Hollywood Hills home for $880,000 by Lauren Beale in the January 9, 2013 issue of the Los Angeles Times
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_S._Smith