Oscar-Profitable Movie Editor Of Ron Howard Motion pictures Was 73 – Deadline

Mike Hill, the movie editor who, together with enhancing associate Dan Hanley, minimize 22 consecutive Ron Howard characteristic movies starting with Night time Shift in 1982 via Coronary heart of the Sea in 2015, died of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP) January 5 at his dwelling in Omaha, Nebraska. He was 73.

His dying was introduced via a household spokesperson.

An Oscar winner for Apollo 13 (1996) and three-time nominee (A Lovely Thoughts, 2002; Cinderella Man, 2006 and Frost/Nixon, 2009, all with Hanley), Hill was “a outstanding and devoted collaborator on our 22 motion pictures however an much more valued buddy,” Howard mentioned in an announcement.

“He was a gifted and lauded movie editor, however he was even prouder of his household and the life they constructed collectively in Omaha,” Howard continued. “Mike was a very smart and artistic man who lived his life with honesty, integrity and an excellent sense of irony and depraved humor. He additionally had fairly good nook soar shot as I recall from our 3-on-3 basketball days.”

Born in Omaha, Hill discovered his first editorial job with an area tv station there as an assistant editor chopping commercials into motion pictures. Among the many motion pictures he later recalled including commercials to have been A Streetcar Named Want and On The Waterfront, each directed by Elia Kazan, whose The Final Tycoon would supply Hill with an an apprentice editor job at Paramount.

Hill’s credit with Howard additionally embrace Willow, Cocoon and The Da Vinci Code.

Along with the Oscar nominations, Hill had three BAFTA nominations, with a win for Rush in 2014, and three ACE Eddie nominations. Hill was a member of the AMPAS and ACE.

He’s survived by his spouse LeAnne, daughter Jesica and son-in-law Brandon.