David Edward Blewitt was an American Academy Award-nominated film editor, whose credits included Ghostbusters in 1984 has died from Parkinson's disease.he was , 81. Blewitt earned an Academy Award nomination for his work on The Competition in 1980.[1] (August 7, 1928 – July 8, 2010)
Blewitt began his career in the entertainment industry by working at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles when he was 15 years old.[1] He enlisted in the United States Airforce, where he worked as an aerial reconnaissance photographer.[1] Blewitt returned to Los Angeles after leaving the Air Force, where he initially worked as a cinematographer during
the 1960s.[1] His cinematography television credits included Hollywood and the Stars.
He transitioned to film editing when he joined David Wolper Productions. His credits at Wolper Productions included Movin' With Nancy, The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, That's Entertainment!, That's Entertainment, Part II and Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front.[1]
Blewitt's larger, feature film credits included Butterflies Are Free, a 1972 film starring Goldie Hawn, and The Buddy Holly Story in 1978.[1] He received an Academy Award nomination for The Competition, directed by Joel Oliansky.[1] Blewitt was best associated with his editing in the 1984 blockbuster, Ghostbusters.[1]
In addition to his Academy Award nomination, Blewitt received two Eddie awards from the American Cinema Editors.[1] He was also a recipient of the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 2004.
David Blewitt died of complications from Parkinson's disease on July 8, 2010, in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 81.[1] He was survived by his wife, Ann; daughter, Rita Bastien; and a granddaughter. [1]
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