Alan Howard Balsam (2 April 1950 – 13 November 1992) was an American film editor.
Early life and education Alan Balsam was born in Los Angeles. He attended California State University.
Career Balsam began his career editing short commercials and films, before working as an assistant editor on the TV documentary Heroes of Rock and Roll in 1979. A year later, he took on his first solo editing project with the comedy Loose Shoes, which featured Bill Murray in a supporting role. He went on to edit comedies such as Revenge of the Nerds, One Crazy Summer and Moving in Reverse.
Balsam died from AIDS on November 13, 1992. His partner, Stephen Schneider, subsequently founded the Alan Balsam Fund, which focused on facilitating the exchange of experiences among those affected by AIDS.
Filmography 1979: Heroes of Rock and Roll 1980: Loose Shoes 1981: Dead & Buried 1983: To Be or Not to Be 1984: Revenge of the Nerds 1985: Better Off Dead 1986: One Crazy Summer 1988: Doin' Time on Planet Earth 1988: Moving 1989: Harlem Nights 1990: Why Me? 1991: Born to Ride 1992: A League of Their Own 1994: Car 54, Where Are You?
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