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William A. Lyon was an American film editor, from 1935 to 1971.
He was born in Texas, and died in Los Angeles, California. Employed by Columbia Pictures for most of his career, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing six times, and won twice, for From Here to Eternity (1953) and Picnic (1955).
Born
Wednesday, 21 January 1903
Died
Monday, 18 March 1974
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1970 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
1959 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
1956 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Won |
1955 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
1954 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Won |
1947 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |