Bud S. Smith

Bud S. Smith
Photo of Bud S. Smith
Born(1935-12-06)December 6, 1935
DiedJune 23, 2024(2024-06-23) (aged 88)
Occupations
  • Film editor
  • film director
Years active1963–2013
SpouseLucy Coldsnow
AwardsBAFTA − 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]

  1. ^ BAFTA page for Best Editing in 1984
  2. ^ IMDB page for the American Cinema Editors Award
  3. ^ a b c Murphy, J. Kim (June 28, 2024). "Bud S. Smith, Editor of 'Sorcerer,' 'The Exorcist' and 'Flashdance,' Dies at 88". Variety. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ Film editor Bud S. Smith sells Hollywood Hills home for $880,000 by Lauren Beale in the January 9, 2013 issue of the Los Angeles Times