John F. Link Sr. (March 22, 1901 – April 8, 1968) was an American film editor from the 1930s through the 1960s. Born in Alabama on March 22, 1901, he began editing in 1930. He began editing film shorts, and from 1930 to 1932 he edited almost 20. Link was given his first opportunity to edit a feature film in 1932, with Carnival Boat, directed by Albert Rogell, and starring Bill Boyd and Ginger Rogers. In his 30-year career, he would edit over 30 films, with the highlight of his career would be the 1943 classic, For Whom the Bell Tolls, starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman. Link, along with co-editor Sherman Todd, received an Academy Award nomination for their work on this film.
His son, John F. Link Jr., is also a film editor, and was also nominated for an Academy Award: for the 1988 film, Die Hard. Due to the similarity in their names, it is unclear as to when Link Sr. retired. The American Film Institute has combined both the father and son's career under one listing. The Internet Movie Database (imdb) has Link Sr.'s final film as 1958's, The Immoral Mr. Teas, directed by Russ Meyer, however Link Sr. was most likely, due to the dating of the films, also the editor on three additional films, 1961's The Sergeant Was a Lady, the 1962 film The Rape of the Sabine Women, and The Desert Raven in 1965. Link also directed two films, Devil's Cargo in 1948, and Call of the Forest in 1949.
Link Sr. died on April 8, 1968, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 67.
Filmography
(Per AFI database)
+ Editor Year Film Director Notes Other notes1932 Carnival BoatAlbert S. Rogell 1937 Forlorn River Charles BartonFirst collaboration with Charles Barton Thunder TrailSecond collaboration with Charles Barton Born to the WestThird collaboration with Charles Barton1939 GeronimoPaul Sloane1943 For Whom the Bell TollsSam Wood 1944 Up in ArmsElliott Nugent Are These Our ParentsWilliam Nigh Black MagicPhil Rosen I'm from ArkansasLew Landers Bowery ChampsWilliam Beaudine 1945 The Great FlamarionAnthony MannFirst collaboration with Anthony Mann AnoushSetrag Vartian Identity UnknownWalter ColmesFirst collaboration with Walter Colmes JealousyGustav Machatý The Woman Who Came BackWalter ColmesSecond collaboration with Walter Colmes 1946 Strange ImpersonationAnthony MannSecond collaboration with Anthony Mann Queen of the AmazonsEdward Finney1947 The PretenderW. Lee WilderThird collaboration with W. Lee Wilder1952 Gold FeverLeslie Goodwins1958 Space Master X-7Edward BerndsSecond collaboration with Edward Bernds1959 The Immoral Mr. TeasRuss Meyer1961 The Sergeant Was a LadyBernard Glasser1962 The Rape of the Sabine WomenAlberto Gout1965 The Desert RavenAlan S. Lee
+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1933 Song of the EagleRalph MurphyAssistant editor1944 Knickerbocker HolidayHarry Joe Brown Supervising editor1946 The Glass Alibi W. Lee WilderFirst collaboration with W. Lee Wilder1947 Yankee FakirSecond collaboration with W. Lee Wilder1948 The Vicious CircleFourth collaboration with W. Lee Wilder1957 Escape from Red RockEdward BerndsFirst collaboration with Edward Bernds
+ Director Year Film1948 Devil's Cargo1949 Call of the Forest
Short documentaries
+ Editor Year Film Director Notes1949 The French Peep ShowRuss Meyer1955 Arizona SheepdogLarry Lansburgh
Shorts
+ Editor Year Film Director 1930 Pick 'Em YoungMonte Carter Red HeadsFrank T. Davis Live and LearnFred Guiol Big HeartedRobert De Lacey Two Fresh Eggs Monte Carter Mind Your Business Two Plus FoursRay McCarey The Boss's Orders Fred Guiol Breakfast in Bed 1931 Chasing Trouble Night ClassHarry Fraser Against the RulesArch Heath June FirstDonald Gallaher Oh! Oh! CleopatraJoseph Santley Take 'em and Shake 'emRoscoe Arbuckle The House DickLloyd French Selling ShortsHarry Edwards 1932 Dumb DicksRalph Ceder Mother-in-Law's DayHarry Sweet A Perfect 36Ralph Ceder1954 Stormy, the Thoroughbred with an Inferiority ComplexLarry Lansburgh
TV series
+ Editor Year Title Notes 1957 The Christophers 1 episode Walt Disney's Disneyland
+ Editorial department Year Title Role Notes1955 Cavalcade of AmericaSupervising editor1 episode
+ Director Year Title Notes1951−52 At Home with Billie Burke
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