Philip W. Anderson | |
Birth Name: | Philip William Anderson |
Birth Date: | June 23, 1915 |
Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Granada Hills, Los Angeles, U.S. |
Occupation: | Film editor |
Years Active: | 1939–1971 |
Philip W. Anderson (June 23, 1915[1] - March 27, 1980[2]) was an American film editor with more than fifty film credits commencing with the 1939 films, Marine Circus and Dark Magic.
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for three films: Giant (directed by George Stevens - 1956; with William Hornbeck and Fred Bohanan), Sayonara (directed by Joshua Logan - 1957; with Arthur P. Schmidt), and The Parent Trap (directed by David Swift - 1961). His final credit is for A Man Called Horse (directed by Elliot Silverstein - 1970).