Norman Savage (1930–1973) was an English film editor. He is credited as the principal editor on seven feature films, and as the sound editor on another four. He worked with the director David Lean on four films that spanned Savage's entire career. Lean has been noted as possibly "the best British film director ever", and was himself a masterful editor. Savage started his career as an assistant editor on Lean's Hobson's Choice (1954). Savage was Anne V. Coates' first assistant editor for Lean's Lawrence of Arabia (1962). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Lean's 1965 film Doctor Zhivago, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Lean's 1970 film Ryan's Daughter. Savage died of leukemia while editing the film Lady Caroline Lamb (1972). That film is the only one directed by Robert Bolt, a playwright and screenwriter who had worked on several films directed by Lean.
Filmography as Editor This partial filmography is based on the complete filmography listed as the Internet Movie Database. Year Title Director(s) Notes 1965 The Wild Affair John Krish Co-editing with Russell Lloyd Doctor Zhivago David Lean Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1967 Three Bites of the Apple Alvin Ganzer 1968 Prudence and the Pill Fielder Cook and Ronald Neame (uncredited) 1969 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Ronald Neame 1970 Ryan's Daughter David Lean Nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Editing 1972 Lady Caroline Lamb Robert Bolt
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