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Harry W. Gerstad

 
Cinematographer: Harry W. Gerstad
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  • Born: Aug 08, 1886 in Chicago, Illinois
  • Died: Sep 26, 1966 in South Pasadena, California
  • Occupation: Cinematographer
  • Active: '20s
  • Major Genres: Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Seein' Things
  • First Major Screen Credit: Seein' Things (1924)

Biography

Cinematographer Harry W. Gerstad arrived in Hollywood in 1910. Initially serving as a cameraman, he received his first major screen credit in 1914 for shooting Colin Campbell's version of The Spoilers, starring William Farnum and Wheeler Oakman. The other movies on which he worked as cinematographer include Danger Zone, Gambling in Souls, and Chain Lightning. By the mid-'20s, he was working for Hal Roach Studios -- the last film on which he worked was Get 'Em Young (1926), a Stan Laurel vehicle. His son, also named Harry Gerstad, who entered the movie business in 1929, was later one of Hollywood's top editors. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide
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Harry W. Gerstad (born Harry Donald Gerstad on June 11, 1909 - died July 17, 2002) was a film editor who sometimes directed films. The Academy Award-winning editor also worked on television. He edited as well as directed for the 1950s program Adventures of Superman. In the 1960s he worked for Bing Crosby productions and Batjac Productions. Gerstad retired to Palm Springs, Florida in 1973.[1]

Noteworthy films

Gerstad's editing work spanned more than 40 films, including The Spiral Staircase (1946), Crossfire (1947), Rocketship X-M (1950), Batman (1966), The War Wagon (1967) and Walking Tall (1973).

Awards and nominations

He won the Academy Award for Film Editing (the "Oscar") twice: for the boxing drama Champion in 1949 and for Fred Zinnemann's seminal Western High Noon in 1952. However, Elmo Williams, who was the co-editor of High Noon, indicates in his autobiography that Gerstad's credit was a nominal one.[2] In 1997, Gerstad received the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award.

External links and references

  1. ^ Oliver, Myrna (2002). "Harry Gerstad, 93: Film Editor Won 2 Academy Awards," Los Angeles Times July 17, 2002.
  2. ^ Williams, Elmo (2006). Elmo Williams: A Hollywood Memoir (McFarland), p. 86. ISBN 0786426217
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