
Gene Milford
Arthur Eugene Milford (January 19, 1902 – December 23, 1991) was an American film and television editor with about one hundred feature film credits. Among his most noted films are Lost Horizon (directed by Frank Capra - 1937), On the Waterfront (directed by Elia Kazan - 1954), A Face in the Crowd (Kazan - 1957), and Wait Until Dark (directed by Terence Young - 1967).[1]
Gene Milford
January 19, 1902
December 23, 1991
Film and television editor
1926–1979
One hundred feature film credits
Lost Horizon - 1937
On the Waterfront - 1954
A Face in the Crowd - 1957
Wait Until Dark - 1967
Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Lost Horizon
Milford won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Lost Horizon (with Gene Havlick) and for On the Waterfront; he was also nominated for an Academy Award for One Night of Love (directed by Victor Schertzinger - 1934). He had been elected to the American Cinema Editors, and he and Barbara McLean received its inaugural Career Achievement Awards in 1988.