Ralph Ethan Winters (June 17, 1909 – February 26, 2004) was a Canadian-born film editor who became one of the leading figures of this field in the American industry.

After beginning on a series of B movies in the early 1940s, including several in the Dr. Kildare series, his first major film was George Cukor's Victorian chiller Gaslight (1944).

Winters won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for King Solomon's Mines (1950) (shared with Conrad A. Nervig) and Ben-Hur (1959) (shared with John D. Dunning). He received four additional nominations: Quo Vadis (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), The Great Race (1965) and Kotch (1971). Winters' other films included On the Town (1949), High Society (1956), Jailhouse Rock (1957) and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968).

Winters had a notable collaboration with director Blake Edwards. Over 20 years, they collaborated on 12 films together, including The Pink Panther (1963), The Party (1968), 10 (1979) and Victor/Victoria (1982). His last film was the pirate epic Cutthroat Island in 1995.

Winters had been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors,"American Cinema Editors > Members", webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 2008-03-04. and in 1991, Winters received the organization's career achievement award. His memoir, Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor, was published in 2001.Winters, Ralph E. (2001). Some Cutting Remarks: Seventy Years a Film Editor (Scarecrow Press) .

Selected filmography

Based on Winters' filmography at the Internet Database.

+ Editor Year Film Director Notes Other notes 1941 The Penalty Harold S. BucquetFirst collaboration with Harold S. Bucquet The People vs. Dr. KildareSecond collaboration with Harold S. Bucquet 1942 Mr. and Mrs. NorthRobert B. Sinclair Kid Glove KillerFred ZinnemannFirst collaboration with Fred Zinnemann The Affairs of MarthaJules DassinFirst collaboration with Jules Dassin Eyes in the NightFred ZinnemannSecond collaboration with Fred Zinnemann Dr. Gillespie's New AssistantWillis Goldbeck 1943 The Youngest ProfessionEdward Buzzell Young IdeasJules DassinSecond collaboration with Jules Dassin Cry 'Havoc'Richard ThorpeFirst collaboration with Richard Thorpe 1944 GaslightGeorge Cukor The Thin Man Goes HomeRichard ThorpeSecond collaboration with Richard Thorpe1945 Our Vines Have Tender Grapes Roy RowlandFirst collaboration with Roy Rowland1946 Boys' RanchSecond collaboration with Roy Rowland 1947 The Romance of Rosy RidgeThird collaboration with Roy Rowland Killer McCoyFourth collaboration with Roy Rowland 1948 Tenth Avenue AngelFifth collaboration with Roy Rowland Hills of HomeFred M. Wilcox 1949 Little Women Mervyn LeRoyFirst collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy Any Number Can PlaySecond collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy On the TownFirst collaboration with Stanley Donen1950 King Solomon's Mines1951 Quo VadisMervyn LeRoyThird collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy 1953 The Story of Three Loves Young Bess George SidneyFirst collaboration with George Sidney Kiss Me KateSecond collaboration with George Sidney 1954 Executive SuiteRobert WiseFirst collaboration with Robert Wise Seven Brides for Seven BrothersStanley DonenSecond collaboration with Stanley Donen 1955 Jupiter's DarlingGeorge SidneyThird collaboration with George Sidney Love Me or Leave MeCharles Vidor 1956 Tribute to a Bad ManRobert WiseSecond collaboration with Robert Wise High SocietyCharles Walters 1957 Man on FireRanald MacDougall Jailhouse RockRichard ThorpeThird collaboration with Richard Thorpe1958 The SheepmanGeorge Marshall1959 Ben-HurWilliam Wyler1960 BUtterfield 8 Daniel MannFirst collaboration with Daniel Mann1961 AdaSecond collaboration with Daniel Mann 1963 Dime with a HaloBoris Sagal Soldier in the RainRalph Nelson The Pink Panther Blake EdwardsFirst collaboration with Blake Edwards1964 A Shot in the DarkSecond collaboration with Blake Edwards1965 The Great RaceThird collaboration with Blake Edwards1966 What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?Fourth collaboration with Blake Edwards 1967 How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingDavid Swift FitzwillyDelbert Mann 1968 The PartyBlake EdwardsFifth collaboration with Blake Edwards The Thomas Crown Affair Norman JewisonFirst collaboration with Norman Jewison1969 Gaily, GailySecond collaboration with Norman Jewison1970 The HawaiiansTom Gries1971 KotchJack Lemmon 1972 The Carey TreatmentBlake EdwardsSixth collaboration with Blake Edwards Avanti!Billy WilderFirst collaboration with Billy Wilder 1973 The OutfitJohn Flynn The All-American BoyCharles Eastman 1974 The Spikes Gang Richard FleischerFirst collaboration with Richard Fleischer Mr. MajestykSecond collaboration with Richard Fleischer The Front PageBilly WilderSecond collaboration with Billy Wilder1976 King KongJohn Guillermin1977 OrcaMichael Anderson 1979 The American Success CompanyWilliam Richert 10 Blake EdwardsSeventh collaboration with Blake Edwards1981 S.O.B.Eighth collaboration with Blake Edwards 1982 Victor/VictoriaNinth collaboration with Blake Edwards Trail of the Pink PantherTenth collaboration with Blake Edwards 1983 Curse of the Pink PantherEleventh collaboration with Blake Edwards The Man Who Loved WomenTwelfth collaboration with Blake Edwards1984 Micki & MaudeThirteenth collaboration with Blake Edwards 1986 Big TroubleJohn Cassavetes Let's Get HarryStuart Rosenberg1995 Cutthroat IslandRenny Harlin

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1928 Four WallsWilliam Nigh Assistant editor 1929 The Thirteenth ChairTod Browning Their Own DesireE. Mason Hopper

+ Actor Year Film Director Role Notes1947 IntrigueEdwin L. MarinAir Force Pilot at Bar

+ Additional crew Year Film Director Role1987 Jane and the Lost CityTerry MarcelSpecial consultant

+ Thanks Year Film Director Role1987 DisorderliesMichael SchultzSpecial thanks

TV movies

+ Editor Year Film Director1975 The EntertainerDonald Wrye1978 The Other Side of HellJán Kadár1991 TaggetRichard T. Heffron1993 Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the EarthBradford May1994 Lily in WinterDelbert Mann

TV series

+ Editor Year Title Notes1962 Combat!1 episode

+ Additional crew Year Title Role Notes1962 Combat!Production assistant1 episode

See also List of film director and editor collaborations

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