Folmar Blangsted
Folmar Blangsted (October 6, 1904 – August 11, 1982) was born in Denmark and settled in the United States; he is noted as the film editor for more than seventy feature films and television programs.
Folmar Blangsted
- Name
- Folmar Blangsted
- Born
- October 6, 1904
- Birthplace
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Died
- August 11, 1982 October 6, 1904
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California United States
- Occupation
- Film editor
- Spouse
- Ann Capra Blangsted (1937–1955) Else Blangsted (1960–1982)
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark · United States
- Languages
- Danish
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• Name — Folmar Blangsted • Born — October 6, 1904 • Birthplace — Copenhagen, Denmark • Died — August 11, 1982 October 6, 1904 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California United States • Other Names — Folmer Blangsted Folmer Blangsted Pedersen • Occupation — Film editor • Years Active — 1937–1976 (film) • Spouse — Ann Capra Blangsted (1937–1955) Else Blangsted (1960–1982)
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Folmar Blangsted, born on 6 October 1904 and died on 11 August 1982, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Career
Career
In 1937 Blangsted directed two films, the westerns Westbound Mail and The Old Wyoming Trail (both for the Columbia Pictures Corporation). His first editing credit was for The Doughgirls (1944), which was produced by the Warner Bros. studio. At that time, it was customary for film editors working for the Hollywood studios to work for several years as uncredited assistant editors. Blangsted worked on films and television programs for Warner Bros. into the 1970s. Blangsted's last credit is for a 1976 film Face of Darkness that was produced in England.
Director
Director
• Westbound Mail (1937) • The Old Wyoming Trail (1937)
Editor (selection)
Editor (selection)
• The Doughgirls (1944). • Flamingo Road (1949). Directed by Michael Curtiz. • Distant Drums (1951) • A Star Is Born (1954). Directed by George Cukor. • Marjorie Morningstar (1958). • The Left Handed Gun (1958). The directorial debut of Arthur Penn. • Rio Bravo (1959). Directed by Howard Hawks, and entered into the United States National Film Registry. • The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960). One of several pictures directed by Delbert Mann and edited by Blangsted. • Merrill's Marauders (1962). Directed by Samuel Fuller. • Palm Springs Weekend (1963). • Dead Ringer (1964). • Dear Heart (1964). Directed by Delbert Mann. • Up the Down Staircase (1967). The first of four films directed by Robert Mulligan and edited by Blangsted. • Camelot (1967). Film adaptation of the musical; directed by Joshua Logan. • Summer of '42 (1971). Directed by Robert Mulligan.
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Copenhagen.
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Woodland Hills.
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Awards
Blangsted was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Summer of '42 (1971), and he won the American Cinema Editors Eddie award for the film. He had been selected for membership in the American Cinema Editors.
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