Tom Held

Tom Held
Born	Thomas Held August 31, 1889 Vienna, Austria
Died	March 13, 1962 (aged 72)
Cause of death	pneumonia
Occupation	Film editor assistant director
Years active	1920-1939
Spouse(s)	Emma J. Thompson (?-?)

Tom Held (August 31, 1889 – March 13, 1962) was an Austrian born American film editor. He was nominated for 2 Academy awards. Both were for Best Film Editing as well as both were during the 11th Academy Awards. His 2 nominated films were The Great Waltz and Test Pilot.^[1]

He started out as a assistant director in the 1920s.

Filmography

(as an editor)

• The Wizard of Oz (1939) (Second assistant editor-uncredited)
• The Great Waltz (1938)
• Test Pilot (1938)
• Conquest (1937)
• The Good Earth (1937) (editing staff-uncredited)
• The Devil is a Sissy (1936)
• San Francisco (1936)
• Three Live Ghosts (1936)
• After Office Hours (1935)
• Escapade (1935)
• I Live My Life (1935)
• One New York Night (1935)
• Forsaking All Others (1934)
• The Girl from Missouri (1934)
• Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
• The Barbarian (1933)
• But the Flesh Is Weak (1932)
• Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
• Skyscraper Souls (1932)
• Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
• Daybreak (1931)
• Le chanteur de Seville (1931)
• The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
• Men of the North (1930)
• Sevilla de mis amores (1930)
• They Learned About Women (1930) (uncredited)

(as an assistant director)

• Fugitives (1929)
• Wild Oats Lane (1926)
• The Sporting Venus (1925)
• Minnie (1922)
• Penrod (1922)
• The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
• The River's End (1920)

References

1. "The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

External links

• Tom Held at the Internet Movie Database