Carl Alan Kress (February 3, 1937 – May 11, 2012) was an American film and sound editor. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Film Editing for the film The Towering Inferno. His win was shared with his father Harold F. Kress.
Kress died on May 11, 2012, in Bishop, California, at the age of 75.
Filmography +YearTitleDirectorNotes1970The Liberation of L.B. JonesWilliam WylerWatermelon ManMelvin Van Peebles1971Doctors' WivesGeorge Schaefer1972CholoBernardo Batievsky1974Sugar HillPaul MaslanskyAct of VengeanceBob KelljanThe Towering InfernoJohn Guillerminwith Harold F. Kress1976DrumSteve CarverThe Blue BirdGeorge CukorUncredited1977Audrey RoseRobert Wise1978Shame, Shame on the Bixby BoysAnthony BowersSupervising editor1979MeteorRonald Neame1980Hopscotch1981LookerMichael Crichton1983Stroker AceHal Needhamwith William D. Gordean1984Cannonball Run II1986Rad1988BloodsportNewt Arnoldwith Michael J. Duthie1989Meet the HollowheadsThomas R. Burman1991WedlockLewis Teague1995Bodily HarmJames Lemmo2000The RedemptionHimselfAlso director2002The Marriage UndoneSarah Nean Brucewith Eduardo Durão2004SlammedBrian Thomas Jones
Awards and nominations +AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.Academy Award1975Best Film EditingThe Towering InfernoAmerican Cinema Editors Award1975Best Edited Feature Film – DramaticPrimetime Emmy Award1976Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or SpecialThe Night That Panicked America
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