Verna Fields

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American film editor educator film editor film industry executive human

Verna Fields was an American film editor best known for her Oscar-winning work on the blockbuster thriller "Jaws" and her influential role in New Hollywood cinema.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film editor → educator → film editor → film industry executive → human →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Film Editing → BAFTA Award for Best Film Editing →
birthName	Verna Hellman →
causeOfDeath	lung cancer →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1918-03-21 →
dateOfDeath	1982-11-30 →
educatedAt	University of Southern California →
employer	Universal Pictures → Universal Studios →
familyName	Fields → Hellman →
givenName	Verna →
influenced	New Hollywood editing style →
knownFor	New Hollywood cinema → collaboration with George Lucas → collaboration with Steven Spielberg → mentoring young filmmakers →
name	Verna Fields →
notableWork	American Graffiti → Daisy Miller → Jaws → Jaws 2 → Medium Cool → Paper Moon → Targets → The Sugarland Express → What's Up, Doc? →
occupation	film editor → film industry executive → teacher →
placeOfBirth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States →
placeOfDeath	Los Angeles, California, United States →
positionHeld	Vice President of Feature Production at Universal →
residence	Los Angeles, California, United States →
sexOrGender	female →
spouse	Sam Fields →
workedOn	American Graffiti → Daisy Miller → Jaws → Jaws 2 → Medium Cool → Paper Moon → Targets → The Sugarland Express → What's Up, Doc? →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American Graffiti → Jaws →	editor
Verna Fields →	name