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Film & Television
Robert Parrish
1916–1995Columbus, GAItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Film editor who won Academy Award
Biography
Film editor who won Academy Award; director of films including The Wonderful Country; Academy Award-winning editor. Academy Award for Film Editing (Body and Soul, 1947); directed 20+ films
Notable For
- Film editor who won Academy Award
- director of films including The Wonderful Country
- Academy Award-winning editor
Honors & Recognition
- Academy Award for Film Editing (Body and Soul, 1947)
- directed 20+ films
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Yes — Robert Parrish is of Italian heritage with roots in Italian. Film editor who won Academy Award
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Film & Television
- Specialty
- Directing/Editing
- Years
- 1916–1995
- Birth Place
- Columbus, GA
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
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