James Lyons (film editor)

James Lyons
Born	James K. Lyons October 8, 1960 New York, United States
Died	April 12, 2007 (aged 46) Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Occupation	Film editor, screenwriter, actor
Known for	Velvet Goldmine The Virgin Suicides

James Lyons (October 8, 1960 – April 12, 2007) was an American film editor, screenwriter and actor who frequently collaborated with Todd Haynes. He is probably best known for editing The Virgin Suicides and editing and co-writing Velvet Goldmine.

He died in Manhattan of squamous cell carcinoma, at the age of 46, after more than a decade of treatment for HIV.^[1]

Filmography as editor

• Poison (1991)
• The Debt (1993)
• Late Fall (1994)
• Safe (1995)
• Ratchet (1996)
• Strawberry Fields (1997)
• Shooting Porn (1997)
• First Love, Last Rites (1997)
• Velvet Goldmine (1998)
• The Virgin Suicides (1999)
• Spring Forward (1999)
• The Château (2001)
• Prozac Nation (2001)
• Far from Heaven (2002)
• Ghostlight (2003)
• Imaginary Heroes (2004)
• A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007)

References

1. Wyatt, Edward (April 16, 2007). "James Lyons, 46, Film Editor and Actor, Dies". The New York Times.

External links

• James Lyons at the Internet Movie Database