William H. Ziegler [SEP] place of death
William Ziegler (film editor)
William H. Ziegler (September 4, 1909 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania – July 2, 1977 in Encino, California) was an American film editor. He edited over 100 films during his long career, most notably "The Music Man", "My Fair Lady" and "Strangers on a Train". He also edited several of the Our Gang shorts.
Oscar nominations.
All three nominations were in the category of Best Film Editing
- 31st Academy Awards-Nominated
. After college he was employed by Arthur S. Cochran and soon became his associate. In 1899, he formed a partnership with architects H. Louis Duhring Jr. and Carl Ziegler, that lasted until 1918. He practiced independently until his death in 1945. In his later years he was joined by his son Charles (b. 1915).
He designed a re-creation of George Washington's "President's House" as an attraction at the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia; a re-creation of Pennsbury Manor, William Penn