Bud S. Smith | |
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Born | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | December 6, 1935
Died | June 23, 2024 Studio City, California, U.S. | (aged 88)
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Years active | 1963–2013 |
Spouse | Lucy Coldsnow |
Awards | BAFTA − Best Editing (1984) American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award (2008) |
Bud S. Smith (December 6, 1935 – June 23, 2024) was an American film editor, producer, and director. He shared the 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Flashdance[1] and also shared the 2008 American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award.[2] He was a regular collaborator of director William Friedkin, serving as editor on six of his films. He was nominated for Academy Awards for Flashdance (1983) and The Exorcist (1973).[3]
Smith was married to dialogue editor Lucy Coldsnow-Smith.[3] The couple were longtime residents of the Hollywood Hills before selling their house there in 2013.[4] Diagnosed with throat cancer in 2012, Smith died from respiratory failure at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles, on June 23, 2024, at the age of 88.[3]
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