Michael Luciano
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Michael Luciano (May 2, 1909 ā September 15, 1992) was an American film and television editor with about forty feature film credits and many additional credits for television programs.[1][2] From 1954 to 1977, Luciano edited 20 (nearly all) of the films directed, and often produced, by Robert Aldrich.[3][4] Aldrich was a prolific and independent maker of popular films "who depicted corruption and evil unflinchingly, and pushed limits on violence throughout his career."[5] Their early collaboration, the film noir Kiss Me Deadly (1955), was entered into the US National Film Registry in 1999;[6] the unusual editing of the film has been noted by several critics.[7][8][9] Luciano's work with Aldrich was recognized by four Academy Award nominations, for Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964),[10] The Flight of the Phoenix (1965),[11] The Dirty Dozen (1967),[12] and The Longest Yard (1974).[13]
Michael Luciano | |
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Born | Michael A. Luciano May 2, 1909 (1909-05-02) |
Died | September 15, 1992(1992-09-15) (aged 83) |
Occupation(s) | Film and television editor |