George Tomasini

Infobox Actor
name = George Tomasini


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birthname =
birthdate = birth date|1909|4|20
birthplace = Springfield, Massachusetts
deathdate = death date|1964|11|22
deathplace = Hanford, California
spouse = Mary Brian (1947-64)
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occupation = film editor

George Tomasini (April 20, 1909 – November 22, 1964) was an American film editor, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, who worked very closely with film director Alfred Hitchcock in the decade 1954-1964. Tomasini edited Hitchcock's most well-known works, such as "Marnie" (1964), the horror film classics "The Birds" (1963) and "Psycho" (1960), "North by Northwest" (1959), Hitchcock's masterpieces "Vertigo" (1958)and "Rear Window" (1954), as well as other memorable films such as the original "Cape Fear" (1962).

George Tomasini was known for his innovative film editing which, together with Hitchcock's stunning techniques, redefined cinematic language. Tomasini's cutting was always stylish and experimental, all the while pursuing the focus of the story and the characters. His dialogue overlapping and use of jump cuts for exclamation points was dynamic and innovative (such as in the scene in "The Birds" where the car blows up at the gas station and Tippi Hedren's character watches from a window; as well as the infamous "shower scene" in "Psycho"). George Tomasini's techniques would be groundbreaking and would influence many film editors and filmmakers many years into the future, although few have matched his excellence.

George Tomasini never was awarded an Academy Award. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Film Editing for "North by Northwest", but "Ben-Hur"'s editors won the award that year.

Filmography as editor

The director of each film is indicated in parenthesis.
* "Wild Harvest" (1947)
* "The Turning Point" (1952 - Dieterle)
* "Stalag 17" (1953 - Wilder)
* "Houdini" (1953 - Marshall)
* "Elephant Walk" (1954 - Dieterle)
* "Rear Window" (1954 - Hitchcock)
* "To Catch a Thief" (1955 - Hitchcock)
* "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956 - Hitchcock)
* "The Wrong Man" (1956 - Hitchcock)
* "Vertigo" (1958 - Hitchcock)
* "North by Northwest" (1959 - Hitchcock)
* "The Time Machine" (1960-Pál)
* "Psycho" (1960 - Hitchcock)
* "The Misfits" (1961 - Huston)
* "Cape Fear" (1962 - Thompson)
* "The Birds" (1963 - Hitchcock)
* "Marnie" (1964 - Hitchcock)

References

*Monaco, Paul (2003). [http://books.google.com/books?id=WG97toYUqagC "The Sixties"] (University of California Press, ISBN 0520238044), pp. 94-96.

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