Adrienne Fazan

American film editor (1906–1986)

Adrienne Fazan
Born	May 9, 1906 Germany
Died	August 23, 1986(1986-08-23) (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film editor

Adrienne Fazan (May 9, 1906 – August 23, 1986) was an award-winning American film editor who first started cutting films in 1933. She worked on many MGM films, including The Tell-Tale Heart (1941), Anchors Aweigh (1945), Singin' in the Rain (1952), and Kismet (1955).^[1]

Biography

Fazan was born in Germany, to John Fazan and Magdalena Fremdling. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1923, and by 1930 was living in Los Angeles and working as a film editor at a studio.

Career

Adrienne Fazan started cutting and editing in films in 1933 and then she went to work at MGM, who were known for hiring the most qualified and talented people.

Fazan worked with Dorothy Arzner (known for her work on many popular films like The Wild Party)^[2] on many of her films where she helped Fazan move from working on short films, to editing popular feature films. Fazan also collaborated with Vincente Minnelli on eleven films, including the Oscar winning film, Gigi.^[3]

Fazan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for An American in Paris (1951),^[4] and received the award for Gigi (1958).^[5] Both of these films were directed by Vincente Minnelli, with whom Fazan collaborated on 11 films. She retired in 1970^[6] after editing The Cheyenne Social Club.

Films Edited

The Bride Wore Red (1937): Directed by Dorothy Arzner
The Tell-Tale Heart (1941): Directed by Jules Dassin
Anchors Aweigh (1945): Directed by George Sidney
An American in Paris (1951): Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Singin' in the Rain (1952): Directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Lust for Life (1956): Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Gigi (1958): Directed by Vincente Minnelli
The Cheyenne Social Club (1970): Directed by Gene Kelly^[3]

References

^ Meuel, David (2016). Women Film Editors: Unseen Artists of American Cinema. McFarland. pp. 179–180. ISBN 9781476625201.
^ "Dorothy Arzner – Women Film Pioneers Project". wfpp.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
^ ^a ^b "FAZAN, ADRIENNE – Edited By". Women Film Editors. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
^ Boardman, Madeline (November 11, 2016). "This Is What the 1951 'An American in Paris' Premiere Looked Like". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
^ Meuel, David (2016). Women Film Editors: Unseen Artists of American Cinema. McFarland. p. 179. ISBN 9781476625201.
^ Meuel, David (2016). Women Film Editors: Unseen Artists of American Cinema. McFarland. p. 182. ISBN 9781476625201.