Albert Akst
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Albert Akst | |
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| Born | August 31, 1899 |
| Died | 19 April, 1958 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film editor |
Albert Akst (August 31, 1899 – 19 April 1958) was an American musician turned film editor, played saxophone in Meyer Davis Orchestra and on vaudeville until 1930. He became a film cutter of short subjects and later became an editor on 53 feature films, including Forbidden Passage, Johnny Eager, Ziegfeld Follies, Summer Stock, Brigadoon and Meet Me in Las Vegas. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Somebody Up There Likes Me. [1]
Akst was born in New Jersey and died in Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmography[]
| Year | Title | Director | |
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| 1932 | Flaming Guns | Arthur Rosson | |
| 1933 | The Rustler's Roundup | Henry MacRae | |
| 1934 | Tailspin Tommy | Lew Landers | |
| 1935 | A Notorious Gentleman | Edward Laemmle | |
| 1935 | Princess O'Hara | David Burton | |
| 1935 | The Raven | Lew Landers | |
| 1935 | Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery | Ray Taylor | |
| 1939 | Home Early | Roy Rowland | |
| 1939 | One Against the World | Fred Zinnemann | |
| 1939 | Drunk Driving | David Miller | |
| 1940 | That Inferior Feeling | Basil Wrangell |
References[]
- ^ "Albert Akst". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
External links[]
- Albert Akst at IMDb
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