Antony Gibbs (17 October 1925 – 26 February 2016), sometimes credited as Tony Gibbs, was an English film editor. He was noted for his collaborations with directors Tony Richardson, Norman Jewison, Nicolas Roeg and Richard Lester and held more than 40 feature film credits. Initially active during the British New Wave era, he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing four times, for Performance (1970); Fiddler on the Roof (1971); Rollerball (1975) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He was also a two-time Primetime Emmy nominee.

Early life Gibbs was born in London in 1925. His father, Harold, was a police officer, and his mother, Violet, was a cook. He served in the Royal Marines during the Second World War.

Career Gibbs' editing career began in the mid-1950s as an assistant to Ralph Kemplen and to Alan Osbiston, and through them he became involved with the brief "New Wave" of British filmmaking at its beginnings. In particular Osbiston (and Gibbs) edited The Entertainer (1960), which was directed by Tony Richardson; Richardson was one of the most prominent of the British New Wave directors. Gibbs was then principal editor for several of the subsequent "New Wave" films, including Richardson's A Taste of Honey (1961), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), and Tom Jones (1963), and also The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965), which was directed by Richard Lester.

In his 1995 book, Film and Video Editing, Roger Crittenden notes the influence of this first phase of Gibbs' editing career, "The generation of American editors of which Dede Allen is a part has given considerable credit for the inspiration of their work to Antony Gibbs, the English editor of films directed by, amongst others, Tony Richardson, Nicolas Roeg, and Richard Lester. There is a daring and energetic quality to Tony Gibbs' work, especially in some sequences of The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Tom Jones, The Knack, and Performance, which must have given a shot of adrenaline to aspiring editors on both sides of the Atlantic at the time. Dede ascribes her work on Bonnie and Clyde directly to the influence of Tony Gibbs." Allen's recollection that Gibbs cut Look Back in Anger (1958) appears to be erroneous; Richard Best edited that film. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) "marked a turning point in the editing of feature films that sent reverberations through the entire American cinema."

Gibbs was the "supervising editor" for Richardson's 1965 American film, The Loved One. Gibbs relocated from England to California in about 1970. Based on From 1971–89 he had an extended collaboration with Norman Jewison that commenced with the well-received Fiddler on the Roof (1971) and ultimately extended over five films. Gibbs retired from filmmaking in 2001.

Gibbs' editing of Tom Jones (1963) was nominated for an American Cinema Editors Eddie award. Tom Jones won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and Richardson received the Academy Award for Best Director for it. Subsequent to his "New Wave" films, Gibbs was nominated four times for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, for the films Performance (directed by Donald Cammell & Nicolas Roeg-1970), Fiddler on the Roof (Jewison-1971), Rollerball (Jewison-1975), and A Bridge Too Far (Attenborough-1977). Gibbs was nominated again for ACE Eddie awards for Fiddler on the Roof and, much later in his career, he won Eddie awards for the television films George Wallace (Part II) (1997) and for James Dean (2001). Gibbs had been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors,"American Cinema Editors > Members", webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 2008-03-04. and was the recipient of the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 2002.

Personal life Gibbs was married three times, and had six children from two of them. He was a supporter of Chelsea F.C., and a classical music enthusiast.

Death Gibbs died on 26 February 2016 at the age of 90.

Filmography

Film + Year Title Director Notes 1960 The Unstoppable ManTerry Bishop Oscar WildeGregory Ratoff During One Night Sidney J. Furie1st of 4 collaborations with Furie 1961 Doctor Blood's Coffin The Snake Woman OffbeatCliff Owen A Taste of HoneyTony Richardson1st of 6 collaborations with Richardson 1962 Tiara TahitiTed Kotcheff The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Tony Richardson1963 Tom Jones1964 The Luck of Ginger CoffeyIrvin Kershner1965The Loved OneTony RichardsonSupervising editor The Knack ...and How to Get ItRichard Lester1st of 4 collaborations with Lester1966 Mademoiselle Tony RichardsonCo-editor with Sophie Coussein1967 The Sailor from Gibraltar 1968 PetuliaRichard Lester The Birthday PartyWilliam Friedkin 1970 PerformanceCo-editor with Brian Smedley-Aston and Frank Mazzola All the Right NoisesGerry O'Hara 1971 WalkaboutNicolas RoegCo-editor with Alan Pattillo Fiddler on the RoofNorman Jewison1st of 6 collaborations with JewisonCo-editor with Robert Lawrence1972 The Ragman's DaughterHarold Becker1973 Jesus Christ SuperstarNorman Jewison 1974 The Black WindmillDon Siegel JuggernautRichard Lester1975 RollerballNorman Jewison1976 The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the SeaLewis John Carlino1977 A Bridge Too FarRichard Attenborough1978F.I.S.T.Norman JewisonSupervising editor1979 Yesterday's HeroNeil Leifer1979Butch and Sundance: The Early DaysRichard LesterSupervising editor 1980 The Wildcats of St Trinian'sFrank Launder The Dogs of WarJohn Irvin1981 From a Far CountryKrzysztof ZanussiCo-editor with Paolo Fabbri and Waldemar Król1981RagtimeMiloš FormanCo-editor with Anne V. Coates and Stanley Warnow1983 Bad BoysRick Rosenthal1984 DuneDavid Lynch1985 Agnes of GodNorman Jewison1986 Tai-PanDaryl Duke1987 RusskiesRick Rosenthal1988 Stealing Home1989 In CountryNorman JewisonCo-editor with Lou Lombardo1991 The Taking of Beverly HillsSidney J. Furie1993 The Man Without a FaceMel Gibson1994 Don Juan DeMarcoJeremy Leven1998 Ronin John Frankenheimer2000 Reindeer GamesCo-editor with Michael Kahn2003ScorchedGavin GrazerAdditional editor2005SaharaBreck Eisner

Television Year TitleDirector Notes1959 The Third Man3 episodes TV movies and miniseries Year Film DirectorNotes1992 DevlinRick Rosenthal 1996 A Case for LifeEric Laneuville Crime of the CenturyMark Rydell1997 George WallaceJohn Frankenheimer1st of 3 collaborations with Frankenheimer2001 James DeanMark Rydell

Awards and nominations +AwardYearCategoryWorkResultAmerican Cinema Editors Award1964Best Edited Feature FilmTom Jones1972Fiddler on the Roof1998Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for TelevisionGeorge Wallace 2002James DeanCareer Achievement AwardBritish Academy Film Award1972Best EditingPerformanceFiddler on the Roof1976Rollerball1978A Bridge Too FarCableACE Award1997Editing a Dramatic Special or Series/Movie or MiniseriesGeorge WallacePrimetime Emmy Award1997Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited Series or MovieCrime of the Century2002James Dean

See also List of film director and editor collaborations

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