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George Folsey Jr., Film Editor and Producer on John Landis Films, Dies at 85

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Mike Barnes
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Renowned film editor and producer George Folsey Jr., known for his collaborations with director John Landis, dies at 85 after complications from pneumonia.
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  • Folsey's father, cinematographer George J. Folsey, was a 13-time Oscar nominee, working on classics like 'Meet Me in St. Louis' and 'Forbidden Planet'.
  • Folsey was involved in the tragic 1982 incident on the set of 'Twilight Zone: The Movie' where actor Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed in a helicopter accident, but was later acquitted of manslaughter charges.
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George Folsey Jr., John Landis, Ryan Folsey, Shawn Levy, Eli Roth, Vic Morrow, My-Ca Dinh Le, Renee Chen, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Lana Turner, Esther Williams, Henry Berman, Peggy Fleming, Dan Aykroyd, Jonathan Lynn, Peter Bogdanovich, Howard Deutch, Scott Spiegel, George J. Folsey, ABC News, CNN, Paramount, MGM, NBC, Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Coming to America, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, Hostel, Hostel: Part II, Schlock, The Kentucky Fried Movie, An American Werewolf in London, Trading Places, Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' music video, Into the Night, Spies Like Us, Three Amigos!, Glass Houses, Elvis: That's the Way It Is, Trading Places, Clue, The Thing Called Love, Grumpier Old Men, Hostel: Part III
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