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Francis D. Lyon

 
Director: Francis D. Lyon
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  • Born: Jul 29, 1905 in Bowbells, North Dakota
  • Died: Oct 08, 1996 in Green Valley, Arizona
  • Occupation: Director
  • Active: '30s-'60s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Action
  • Career Highlights: He Ran All the Way, Ruthless, Body and Soul
  • First Major Screen Credit: Hypnotized (1933)

Biography

Director Francis D. Lyon started out as an editor for the British production company Rank Films and worked on such productions as Hyptonized (1932) and Rembrandt (1936). He moved to Hollywood in the '40s and earned an Oscar for his editing of Body and Soul (1947). Lyon began directing in 1953 with Crazy Legs, All American and went on to specialize in average-quality adventures. He has also directed numerous episodes of television series like Death Valley Days. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Francis D. Lyon (July 29, 1905 - October 8, 1996) was an American film director and film editor. He and Robert Parrish won the Academy Award for Film Editing for the 1947 film, Body and Soul.

He was born in North Dakota and attended UCLA before moving to England to begin his career in film. He returned to the US and from the early 1930s to the 1950s, Lyon was exclusively an editor.[citation needed] He had worked on 25 films as an editor including The Men in Her Life (1941) and Body and Soul (1947). He moved on to directing, and was credited on more than over 20 additional films before eventually retiring from the entertainment industry in 1970.

In 1993, Lyon published a memoir entitled Twists of Fate: An Oscar Winner's International Career.[1]

References

  1. ^ Lyon, Francis D. "Pete" (1993). Twists of Fate: An Oscar Winner's International Career. Evanston Publishing. ISBN 1879260107. 

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