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Francis D. "Pete" Lyon (July 29, 1905 – October 8, 1996) was an American film director, television director, and film editor. He and Robert Parrish were co-recipients of the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 1947 film, Body and Soul.
Although born in North Dakota, Francis D. Lyon's film career began in England as an editor on several prestigious J. Arthur Rank productions. Coming to Hollywood, he worked as an editor or supervising editor on numerous films, and won an Academy Award for editing Body and Soul (1947).
- Director, Editor, Editorial Department
- July 29, 1905
- Francis D. Lyon
- October 8, 1996
Although born in North Dakota, Francis D. Lyon's film career began in England as an editor on several prestigious J. Arthur Rank productions. Coming to Hollywood, he worked as an editor or supervising editor on numerous films, and won an Academy Award for editing Body and Soul (1947).
- July 29, 1905
- October 8, 1996
Oct 24, 1996 · Francis D. “Pete” Lyon, a pioneering Academy Award-winning film editor and a director of motion pictures and television shows, has died. He was 91. Lyon died Oct. 8 in Green Valley, Ariz., where...
The Girl Who Knew Too Much is a 1969 neo noir film starring Adam West as Johnny Cain, a nightclub owner and former freelance adventurer who is forced out of retirement when a crime syndicate boss is murdered in his nightclub and investigations lead into unexpected areas.
Francis D. "Pete" Lyon was an American film director, television director, and film editor. He and Robert Parrish were co-recipients of the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 1947 film, Body and Soul.
Oct 8, 1996 · Francis D. Lyon is known as an Director, Editor, Editorial Manager, and Producer. Some of his work includes Perry Mason, Cult of the Cobra, The Great Locomotive Chase, Destination Inner Space, Laramie, The Oklahoman, Gunsight Ridge, and Escort West.
