Adrienne Fazan

Adrienne Fazan was an award-winning American film editor who first started cutting films in 1933. She worked on many MGM films, including The Tell-Tale Heart (1941), Anchors Aweigh (1945), Singin' in the Rain (1952), and Kismet (1955).[1]

Adrienne Fazan
BornMay 9, 1906
Germany
DiedAugust 23, 1986(1986-08-23) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, USA
OccupationFilm editor

Biography

Fazan was born in Germany, to John Fazan and Magdalena Fremdling. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1923, and by 1930 was living in Los Angeles and working as a film editor at a studio.

Career

Adrienne Fazan started cutting and editing in films in 1933 and then she went to work at MGM, who were known for hiring the most qualified and talented people. Fazan stayed working as an editor for about five decades, and she then retired in 1970 after a long and successful career.

Fazan worked with many credible people throughout her career. She worked with Dorothy Arzner (who is known for her work on many popular films like The Wild Party)[2] on many of her films where she helped Fazan move from working on short films, to editing popular feature films. Fazan also collaborated with Vincente Minnelli on eleven films, including the Oscar winning film, Gigi.[3]

Fazan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for An American in Paris in 1951,[4] and received the award for Gigi in 1958.[5] Both of these films were directed by Vincente Minnelli, with whom Fazan collaborated on 11 films. She retired in 1970[6] after editing The Cheyenne Social Club.

Films Edited

Singing In The Rain : Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen

The Cheyenne Social Club : Directed by Gene Kelly

An American In Paris : Directed by Vincente Minnelli

The Bride Wore Red : Directed by Dorothy Arzner

Gigi : Directed by Vincente Minnelli

Lust For Life : Directed by Vincente Minnelli

The Tell-Tale Heart : Directed by Jules Dassin

Anchors Aweigh : Directed by George Sidney[3]

More films edited by Adrienne Fazan [7]

See also

References
  1. Meuel, David (2016). Women Film Editors: Unseen Artists of American Cinema. McFarland. pp. 179–180. ISBN 9781476625201.
  2. "Dorothy Arzner – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  3. "FAZAN, ADRIENNE – Edited By". “Women. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  4. Boardman, Madeline (November 11, 2016). "This Is What the 1951 'An American in Paris' Premiere Looked Like". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  5. Meuel, David (2016). Women Film Editors: Unseen Artists of American Cinema. McFarland. p. 179. ISBN 9781476625201.
  6. Meuel, David (2016). Women Film Editors: Unseen Artists of American Cinema. McFarland. p. 182. ISBN 9781476625201.
  7. "Adrienne Fazan". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-14.


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