Alan Balsam
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Alan Howard Balsam (2 April 1950 – 13 November 1992) was an American film editor.
Early life and education
[edit]Alan Balsam was born in Los Angeles. He attended California State University.[1]
Career
[edit]Balsam began his career editing short commercials and films, before working as an assistant editor on the TV documentary Heroes of Rock and Roll in 1979. A year later, he took on his first solo editing project with the comedy Loose Shoes, which featured Bill Murray in a supporting role. He went on to edit comedies such as Revenge of the Nerds, One Crazy Summer and Moving in Reverse.[1][2]
Balsam died from AIDS on November 13, 1992.[1] His partner, Stephen Schneider, subsequently founded the Alan Balsam Fund, which focused on facilitating the exchange of experiences among those affected by AIDS.[3]
Filmography
[edit]- 1979: Heroes of Rock and Roll
- 1980: Loose Shoes
- 1981: Dead & Buried
- 1983: To Be or Not to Be
- 1984: Revenge of the Nerds
- 1985: Better Off Dead
- 1986: One Crazy Summer
- 1988: Doin' Time on Planet Earth
- 1988: Moving
- 1989: Harlem Nights
- 1990: Why Me?
- 1991: Born to Ride
- 1992: A League of Their Own
- 1994: Car 54, Where Are You?
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Alan H. Balsam; Film Editor, 42". The New York Times. 1992-11-20. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ "TCM". archive.ph. September 11, 2012.
- ^ "PDF file from bcc-la.org" (PDF). bcc-la.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
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