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John F. Burnett, Film Editor on ‘Grease,’ ‘The Goodbye Girl’ and ‘The Way We Were,’ Dies at 90

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Veteran film editor John F. Burnett, whose credits include iconic movies like 'Grease' and 'The Way We Were,' passes away at 90 after a lifetime behind the scenes.
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  • Burnett served as president of the Motion Picture Editors Guild from 1975-76, overseeing contract negotiations that resulted in editors receiving more prominent on-screen credits.
  • In addition to his prolific editing work, Burnett also taught film editing at the AFI and worked as a reserve commander with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for over four decades.
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John F. Burnett, George Cukor, Blake Edwards, Sydney Pollack, Robert Ellis Miller, Herbert Ross, Herman Wouk, Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, Norman Jewison, Randal Kleiser, Richard Pearce, Billy Wilder, Alan Arkin, Sondra Locke, Jack Scalia, Motion Picture Editors Guild, American Cinema Editors, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, AFI, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Grease, The Goodbye Girl, The Way We Were, The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, My Fair Lady, Love Among the Ruins, Rich and Famous, The Great Race, Wild Rovers, A Fine Mess, And Justice for All, Murder by Death, Grease 2, Baywatch Nights, Pointman
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