Michael Luciano

Michael Luciano
Born
Michael A. Luciano

May 2, 1909 (1909-05-02)
McAdoo, Pennsylvania, US
DiedSeptember 15, 1992(1992-09-15) (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, US
Occupation(s)Film and television editor

Michael Luciano (May 2, 1909 – September 15, 1992) was an American film and television editor with about forty feature film credits and many additional credits for television programs.[1][2] From 1954 to 1977, Luciano edited 20 (nearly all) of the films directed, and often produced, by Robert Aldrich.[3][4] Aldrich was a prolific and independent maker of popular films "who depicted corruption and evil unflinchingly, and pushed limits on violence throughout his career."[5] Their early collaboration, the film noir Kiss Me Deadly (1955), was entered into the US National Film Registry in 1999;[6] the unusual editing of the film has been noted by several critics.[7][8][9] Luciano's work with Aldrich was recognized by four Academy Award nominations, for Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964),[10] The Flight of the Phoenix (1965),[11] The Dirty Dozen (1967),[12] and The Longest Yard (1974).[13]

  1. ^ Luciano's birth and death dates are taken from the Social Security Death Index; see "Michael A Luciano, 15 September 1992". FamilySearch.
  2. ^ Michael Luciano at IMDb
  3. ^ In his 1995 monograph, Alain Silver published a complete filmography for Aldrich's films that includes crew credits. Luciano is credited as an editor on 20 films directed by Aldrich; see Silver, Alain (1995). What Ever Happened to Robert Aldrich?: His Life and His Films. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 229–312. ISBN 9780879101855.
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  5. ^ Patterson, John (December 7, 2012). "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane should remind us of the talent of Robert Aldrich". The Guardian.
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  10. ^ "1964 Academy Awards". Infoplease.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  11. ^ "1965 Academy Awards". Infoplease.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  12. ^ "1967 Academy Awards". Infoplease.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  13. ^ "1974 Academy Awards". Infoplease.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.