Richard Best (film editor)

Richard Best
Born(1916-06-28)28 June 1916
Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died19 December 2004(2004-12-19) (aged 88)
Ickenham, England, UK
Occupation(s)Film editor and film director
Years active1947–1982
SpouseNoreen Ackland (1956–2004)

Richard Best (28 June 1916 – 19 December 2004) was a British film editor and television editor. He had about 50 feature film credits, and also edited the 1965-66 season of the television series The Avengers. He is known particularly for three films: The Dam Busters (1955), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), and Look Back in Anger (1959), as well as for his long collaboration with director J. Lee Thompson.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Brownlow, Kevin (24 December 2004). "Obituaries: Richard Best, Innovative film editor on 'The Dam Busters'". The Independent.
  2. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | BEST, Richard". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 January 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  3. ^ Perkins, Roy; Stollery, Martin (2004). "Richard Best (1916-2004)". British Film Editors: The Heart of the Movie. BFI Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 9781844570072.