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John Jympson
Facts
Occupation: Editor
Also: Camera operator
Birthdate: September 16, 1930
Birthplace: London, Great Britain
Education: Dulwich College
Died: June 3, 2003

Biography
John Jympson is a very experienced editor. He as a long and prolific career in the British and American cinema.

He was born in London and he got his education at Dulwich College.

His first job in film came 1960 with A French Mistress. After this first assignment lots of movies have followed, including Where Eagles Dare (1969), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Alfred Hitchcook's Frenzy (1972) and A Fish Called Wanda (1988). He has also worked for director Frank Oz in three movies: In & Out (1997), Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and Housesitter (1972). He has edited the miniseries The Martian Chronicles (1980) and The Far Pavilions (1984).

Selected Films
I Was Mounty's Double - 1958
Suddenly, Last Summer - 1959
French Mistress, A - 1960
Suspect - 1960

Prize of Arms, A - 1962
Hard Day's Night, A - 1964
Zulu - 1964
Dingaka - 1965

Sands of the Kalahari - 1965
Kaleidoscope - 1966
Bobo, The - 1967
Where Eagles Dare - 1969

Kelly's Heroes - 1970
Walking Stick, The - 1970
Frenzy - 1972
Night Watch - 1973

Dove, The - 1974
Little Night Music, A - 1977
Martian Chronicles, The (TV-series) - 1980
Green Ice - 1981

Gulag - 1985
Little Shop of Horrors - 1986
Fish Called Wanda, A - 1988
King Ralph - 1991

Haunted - 1995
Circle of Friends - 1995
In & Out - 1997
Mad Cows - 1999

User Comments:

Huggyheaven (2009-10-11)
Recently read the 'Definitive Story of the Making of Star Wars' and discovered that John Jympson was the initial editor on 'Star Wars' while Lucas was filming it in England. He was subsequently fired because he wasn't getting on with Lucas and wasn't delivering anything the director liked!
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