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John Wright

Date of death

Apr 20, 2023

John Wright

Biography of John Wright:

John Wright (1943/1944–April 20, 2023) was an ACE-certified film editor. Wright received two Academy Award nominations for his work on The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Speed (1994). He worked twice with director Mel Gibson, editing The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Apocalypto (2006). Wright died after battling prostate and bone cancer on April 20, 2023, at the age of 79. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Wright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Additional credits for John Wright:

Terry Venables: A Man Can Dream(2021)(Online Editor)

Heaven Is for Real(2014)(Editor)

Secretariat(2010)(Editor)

The Incredible Hulk(2008)(Editor)

Apocalypto(2006)(Editor)

Glory Road(2006)(Editor)

The Passion of the Christ(2004)(Editor)

Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon(2003)(Editor)

Rollerball(2002)(Editor)

X-Men(2000)(Editor)

The 13th Warrior(1999)(Editor)

The Thomas Crown Affair(1999)(Editor)

Deep Rising(1998)(Editor)

Broken Arrow(1996)(Editor)

Die Hard: With a Vengeance(1995)(Editor)

Speed(1994)(Editor)

Last Action Hero(1993)(Editor)

Necessary Roughness(1991)(Editor)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze(1991)(Editor)

Sarah, Plain and Tall(1991)(Editor)

The Hunt for Red October(1990)(Editor)

Sea of Love(1989)(Additional Editing)

My Name Is Bill W.(1989)(Editor)

Gleaming the Cube(1989)(Editor)

The Running Man(1987)(Editor)

Mass Appeal(1984)(Editor)

Heartsounds(1984)(Editor)

Frances(1982)(Editor)

Saturday the 14th(1981)(Set Decoration)

Only When I Laugh(1981)(Editor)

Separate Ways(1981)(Editor)

Crisis at Central High(1981)(Editor)

The Women's Room(1980)(Editor)

The Family Man(1979)(Editor)

Sanctuary of Fear(1979)(Editor)

The Corn Is Green(1979)(Editor)

Convoy(1978)(Editor)

Cruise Into Terror(1978)(Editor)

Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front(1977)(Editor)

Dogs(1976)(Editor)

Acapulco Gold(1976)(Editor)

The Bad News Bears(1976)(Assistant Editor)

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