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Philip W. Anderson(1915-1980)

  • Editor
  • Director
  • Actor
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Philip W. Anderson was born on 23 June 1915 in New York, USA. He was an editor and director, known for Giant (1956), The Parent Trap (1961) and Sayonara (1957). He died on 27 March 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 23, 1915
DiedMarch 27, 1980(64)
BornJune 23, 1915
DiedMarch 27, 1980(64)
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson in Giant (1956)
Giant
7.6
  • Editorial Department(as Phil Anderson)
  • 1956
Hayley Mills in The Parent Trap (1961)
The Parent Trap
7.2
  • Editor
  • 1961
Marlon Brando and Miiko Taka in Sayonara (1957)
Sayonara
7.0
  • Editor
  • 1957
Frank Sinatra, Angie Dickinson, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Peter Lawford in Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Ocean's Eleven
6.5
  • Editor
  • 1960

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Editor

  • Mia Farrow and Hal Holbrook in Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971)
    Goodbye, Raggedy Ann
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1971
  • Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971)
    Mrs. Pollifax-Spy
    5.6
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Richard Harris and Corinna Tsopei in A Man Called Horse (1970)
    A Man Called Horse
    6.8
    • Editor
    • 1970
  • Lisa Gerritsen, Joan Hotchkis, and William Windom in My World and Welcome to It (1969)
    My World and Welcome to It
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1970
  • Jacqueline Bisset and Michele Carey in The Sweet Ride (1968)
    The Sweet Ride
    5.5
    • Editor
    • 1968
  • How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life (1968)
    How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
    6.3
    • Editor
    • 1968
  • Anthony Quinn, Faye Dunaway, George Maharis, Michael Parks, and Robert Walker Jr. in The Happening (1967)
    The Happening
    5.1
    • Editor
    • 1967
  • Martha Hyer and Clint Walker in The Night of the Grizzly (1966)
    The Night of the Grizzly
    6.5
    • Editor (as Philip W.Anderson)
    • 1966
  • Moment to Moment (1966)
    Moment to Moment
    6.4
    • Editor
    • 1966
  • Mister Moses (1965)
    Mister Moses
    6.1
    • Editor
    • 1965
  • Diana Hyland, Don Murray, and Norman Vincent Peale in One Man's Way (1964)
    One Man's Way
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1964
  • The Great Adventure (1963)
    The Great Adventure
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Phil Anderson)
    • 1963
  • Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, and Rosalind Russell in Gypsy (1962)
    Gypsy
    7.1
    • Editor
    • 1962
  • A Majority of One (1961)
    A Majority of One
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1961
  • Hayley Mills in The Parent Trap (1961)
    The Parent Trap
    7.2
    • Editor
    • 1961

Director

  • Gettin' Glamour
    5.4
    Short
    • Director (as Philip Anderson)
    • 1946
  • Badminton (1945)
    Badminton
    6.3
    Short
    • Director (as Philip Anderson)
    • 1945
  • Self Defense
    Short
    • Director (as Philip Anderson)
    • 1942

Actor

  • Richard Dix in Redskin (1929)
    Redskin
    6.8
    • Young Wing Foot (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Jeanne Eagels and John Gilbert in Man, Woman and Sin (1927)
    Man, Woman and Sin
    6.2
    • Al Whitcomb, as a Child (as Philip Anderson)
    • 1927

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Philip Anderson
  • Born
    • June 23, 1915
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 27, 1980
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Relatives
      Beaudine Anderson(Sibling)

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    Hollywood editor, at MGM from 1939 to 1944, working on Pete Smith short subjects. Subsequently at Warner Brothers, then freelance.

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