Tom Priestley

Tom Priestley (born 22 April 1932 in London) is a British film and sound editor whose career spans 1961 to 1990. He is the only son of author J.B. Priestley.

Tom Priestley
Born
Tom Priestley

(1932-04-22) April 22, 1932
London, England
NationalityBritish
Occupationfilm editor, sound editor
Years active1960-1991
Parent(s)
  • J.B. Priestley (father)
For the Irish footballer, see Tommy Priestley.

Career

After leaving Cambridge University with a degree in English, he found employment at Shepperton Studios and worked in various roles including assistant sound editor. His break came when he worked as assistant editor on the now classic films Whistle Down the Wind and This Sporting Life.[1] Bryan Forbes and Lindsay Anderson were so impressed by his ability to edit that he soon graduated to supervising editor and then full editor. His first complete edit was the John Krish directed science fiction movie Unearthly Stranger (1963). From the late sixties to the late eighties he was always in demand and was regarded as one of the world's leading film editors.[1] He has worked on many prize winning films and with many leading directors and producers. These include Karel Reisz, Lindsay Anderson, John Boorman, Roman Polanski, Jack Clayton, James Scott and Blake Edwards. He won a BAFTA in 1967 for his work on Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment and was Academy Award-nominated in 1972 for Deliverance. When production of Roman Polanski's Tess (1979) became problematic, he was brought in to assist Alastair McIntyre and get the film completed. Priestley edited the 1982 film A Shocking Accident, directed by James Scott, which won the Oscar in 1983 for Best Live Action Short.

Tom Priestley is the only son of the novelist and playwright J.B. Priestley.[2] Since 1990 he has spent his time more in the world lecturing on film editing and handling the estate of his late father.[2] He is currently president of the J.B. Priestley Society and The Priestley Centre for the Arts in Bradford, West Yorkshire.[3]

Personal life

Filmography

Film Editing

Sound Editing

References
  1. Priestley, Tom (1932-), screenonline, Retrieved 2 December 2010
  2. Sierz, Aleks (29 October 2007). Revisiting J B Priestley's lost world, The Daily Telegraph, Retrieved 2 December 2010
  3. Main Page, JBPriestly-Society.com, Retrieved 2 December 2010 (listing Tom Priestley as president)


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