Fredric Steinkamp (August 22, 1928 – February 20, 2002) was an American film editor with more than 40 film credits.Birth and death dates taken from the Social Security Death Index.The count of film credits is based loosely on the Internet Film DataBase. Several of Steinkamp's credits are as a "supervising editor". He had a longstanding, notable collaboration with director Sydney Pollack, editing nearly all of Pollack's films from They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) through Sabrina (1995).
Steinkamp began his career working part-time in the sound department of the MGM Studios. He became an assistant editor at MGM, and worked for Adrienne Fazan, Ralph E. Winters, Jack Dunning, and Harold F. Kress. Kress recommended Steinkamp as the editor for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (directed by Michael Curtiz, 1960), which was Steinkamp's first editing credit. From 1980 on, Steinkamp co-edited most films with his son, William Steinkamp; after 1995, William Steinkamp became Sydney Pollack's principal editor through the end of the latter's career in 2005.
Steinkamp won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Grand Prix (directed by John Frankenheimer, 1966). He was nominated for the Academy Award for editing four films directed by Pollack: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Tootsie (1982), and Out of Africa (1985). All of these films had co-editors, including his son William Steinkamp for the last two. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). He was nominated for ACE Eddie awards for editing The Unsinkable Molly Brown (directed by Charles Walters - 1964), Grand Prix (1966), Tootsie (1982), and Out of Africa (1985).
In 2001 Steinkamp received the Career Achievement Award of the American Cinema Editors (ACE).
Filmography + Editor Year Film Director Notes 1960 The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMichael Curtiz Where the Boys AreHenry Levin1961 Two LovesCharles WaltersFirst collaboration with Charles Walters 1962 All Fall DownJohn FrankenheimerFirst collaboration with John Frankenheimer Period of AdjustmentGeorge Roy Hill 1963 It Happened at the World's FairNorman Taurog Sunday in New YorkPeter TewksburyFirst collaboration with Peter Tewksbury 1964 The Unsinkable Molly BrownCharles WaltersSecond collaboration with Charles Walters Quick, Before It MeltsDelbert MannFirst collaboration with Delbert Mann1965 Once a Thief Ralph NelsonFirst collaboration with Ralph Nelson 1966 Duel at DiabloSecond collaboration with Ralph Nelson Mister BuddwingDelbert MannSecond collaboration with Delbert Mann1967 Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!Peter TewksburySecond collaboration with Peter Tewksbury1968 CharlyRalph NelsonThird collaboration with Ralph Nelson 1969 The Extraordinary SeamanJohn FrankenheimerThird collaboration with John Frankenheimer Midas RunAlf Kjellin They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Sydney PollackFirst collaboration with Sydney Pollack1970 The Strawberry StatementStuart Hagmann 1971 A New LeafElaine May The Marriage of a Young StockbrokerLawrence Turman 1974 Nightmare HoneymoonElliot Silverstein Freebie and the BeanRichard Rush1977 Bobby DeerfieldSydney PollackFourth collaboration with Sydney Pollack1978 FedoraBilly Wilder1980 Hide in Plain SightJames Caan1982 TootsieSydney PollackFifth collaboration with Sydney Pollack1984 Against All Odds Taylor HackfordFirst collaboration with Taylor Hackford 1985 White NightsSecond collaboration with Taylor Hackford Out of AfricaSydney PollackSixth collaboration with Sydney Pollack 1987 BurglarHugh Wilson Adventures in BabysittingChris Columbus1988 ScroogedRichard Donner1990 HavanaSydney PollackSeventh collaboration with Sydney Pollack 1993 Blood In Blood OutTaylor HackfordThird collaboration with Taylor Hackford The Firm Sydney PollackEighth collaboration with Sydney Pollack1995 SabrinaNinth collaboration with Sydney Pollack
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1958 Imitation GeneralGeorge MarshallAssistant editor 1959 Ben-HurWilliam Wyler Supervising editor1966 Grand PrixJohn FrankenheimerSecond collaboration with John Frankenheimer1974 The Yakuza Sydney PollackSupervising film editorSecond collaboration with Sydney Pollack1975 Three Days of the CondorSupervising editorThird collaboration with Sydney Pollack1976 Harry and Walter Go to New YorkMark RydellSupervising film editor
+ Producer Year Film Director Credit1971 The Marriage of a Young StockbrokerLawrence TurmanAssociate producer
+ Thanks Year Film Director Role1986 Back to SchoolAlan MetterThe producers wish to thank
See also List of film director and editor collaborations References
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