Tom Priestley
Born
Tom Priestley

(1932-04-22) 22 April 1932
London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)film editor, sound editor
Years active1961–1990
Parents

Tom Priestley (born 22 April 1932 in London) is a British film and sound editor, whose career spans from 1961 to 1990.

Personal life

Tom Priestley is the only son of the novelist and playwright J. B. Priestley.[1] He was educated at Bryanston School and King's College, Cambridge, where he read English.[2][3]

Career

Upon leaving Cambridge, Priestley found employment at Shepperton Studios and worked in various roles including assistant sound editor. His break came when he worked as assistant editor on the now classic films Whistle Down the Wind and This Sporting Life.[4] Bryan Forbes and Lindsay Anderson were so impressed by his ability to edit that he soon graduated to supervising editor and then full editor. His first complete edit was the John Krish directed science fiction movie Unearthly Stranger (1963). From the late sixties to the late eighties he was always in demand and was regarded as one of the world's leading film editors.[4] He has worked on many prize winning films and with many leading directors and producers. These include Karel Reisz, Lindsay Anderson, John Boorman, Roman Polanski, Jack Clayton, James Scott and Blake Edwards. He won a BAFTA in 1967 for his work on Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment and was Academy Award-nominated in 1972 for Deliverance. When production of Roman Polanski's Tess (1979) became problematic, he was brought in to assist Alastair McIntyre and get the film completed. Priestley edited the 1982 film A Shocking Accident, directed by James Scott, which won the Oscar in 1983 for Best Live Action Short.

Since 1990 Priestley has spent his time more in the world lecturing on film editing and handling the estate of his late father.[1] He is currently president of the J. B. Priestley Society and The Priestley Centre for the Arts in Bradford, West Yorkshire.[5]

Filmography

Film Editing

Sound Editing

References

  1. 1 2 Sierz, Aleks (29 October 2007). Revisiting J B Priestley's lost world, The Daily Telegraph, Retrieved 2 December 2010
  2. ↑ Vincent Brome, J. B. Priestley (London: Hamilton, 1988), p. 349.
  3. ↑ 'Cambridge Tripos Lists', Times, 21 June 1955, p. 13.
  4. 1 2 Priestley, Tom (1932-), screenonline, Retrieved 2 December 2010
  5. ↑ Main Page, jbpriestley-society.com, Retrieved 2 December 2010 (listing Tom Priestley as president)


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