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'''Albert Akst''' (August 31, 1899 – 19 April 1958) was an American musician turned [[film editor]], played saxophone in Meyer Davis Orchestra and in vaudeville until 1930. He became a [[film cutter]] of short subjects and later became an editor on 53 feature films, including ''[[Forbidden Passage]]'', ''[[Johnny Eager]]'', ''[[Ziegfeld Follies (film)|Ziegfeld Follies]]'', ''[[Summer Stock]]'', ''[[Brigadoon]]'' and ''[[Meet Me in Las Vegas]]''. He was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for his work on ''[[Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956 film)|Somebody Up There Likes Me]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015573/|title=Albert Akst|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-02-24}}</ref>
'''Albert Akst''' (August 31, 1899 – April 19, 1958) was an American musician turned [[film editor]], played saxophone in [[Meyer Davis (musician)|Meyer Davis Orchestra]] and in vaudeville until 1930. He became a [[film cutter]] of short subjects and later became an editor on 53 feature films, including ''[[Forbidden Passage]]'', ''[[Johnny Eager]]'', ''[[Ziegfeld Follies (film)|Ziegfeld Follies]]'', ''[[Summer Stock]]'', ''[[Brigadoon (film)|Brigadoon]]'' and ''[[Meet Me in Las Vegas]]''. He was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for his work on ''[[Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956 film)|Somebody Up There Likes Me]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015573/|title=Albert Akst|website=IMDb|access-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref>


Akst was born in New Jersey and died in Los Angeles, California.
Akst was born in New Jersey and died in Los Angeles, California.
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|1932
|1932
|[[Flaming Guns]]
|''[[Flaming Guns]]''
|[[Arthur Rosson]]
|[[Arthur Rosson]]
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|1933
|1933
|[[Rustlers' Roundup|The Rustler's Roundup]]
|[[Rustlers' Roundup|''The Rustler's Roundup'']]
|[[Henry MacRae]]
|[[Henry MacRae]]
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|1934
|1934
|[[Tailspin Tommy (serial)|Tailspin Tommy]]
|[[Tailspin Tommy (serial)|''Tailspin Tommy'']]
|[[Lew Landers]]
|[[Lew Landers]]
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|1935
|1935
|[[A Notorious Gentleman]]
|''[[A Notorious Gentleman]]''
|[[Edward Laemmle]]
|[[Edward Laemmle]]
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|1935
|1935
|[[Princess O'Hara]]
|''[[Princess O'Hara]]''
|[[David Burton (director)|David Burton]]
|[[David Burton (director)|David Burton]]
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|-
|1935
|1935
|[[The Raven (1963 film)|''The Raven'']]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nollen |first=Scott Allen |title=Karloff and the East: Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern and Oceanian Characters and Subjects in His Screen Career |last2=Nollen |first2=Yuyun Yuningsih |publisher=McFarland Incorporated |isbn=9781476640860 |pages=358}}</ref>
|[[The Raven (1963 film)|The Raven]]
|[[Lew Landers]]
|[[Lew Landers]]
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|1935
|1935
|[[Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery|Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery]]
|[[Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery|''Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery'']]
|[[Ray Taylor (director)|Ray Taylor]]
|[[Ray Taylor (director)|Ray Taylor]]
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|1939
|1939
|Home Early
|''Home Early''
|[[Roy Rowland (film director)|Roy Rowland]]
|[[Roy Rowland (film director)|Roy Rowland]]
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|1939
|1939
|''One Against the World''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Zinnemann |first=Fred |title=Fred Zinnemann, interviews |date=2005 |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |isbn=978-1-57806-698-8 |editor-last=Miller |editor-first=Gabriel |series=Conversations with filmmakers series |location=Jackson, Miss}}</ref>
|One Against the World
|[[Fred Zinnemann]]
|[[Fred Zinnemann]]
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|1939
|1939
|[[Drunk Driving (film)|Drunk Driving]]
|[[Drunk Driving (film)|''Drunk Driving'']]
|[[David Miller (director)|David Miller]]
|[[David Miller (director)|David Miller]]
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|1940
|1940
|That Inferior Feeling
|''That Inferior Feeling''
|[[Basil Wrangell]]
|[[Basil Wrangell]]
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|1941
|''Your Last Act''<ref name=":0" />
|Richard Duce
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|1944
|''Meet Me in St. Louis''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Naremore |first=James |title=The films of Vincente Minnelli |last2=Minnelli |first2=Vincente |date=1993 |publisher=Cambridge Univ. Press |isbn=978-0-521-38770-5 |edition=1. publ |series=Cambridge film classics |location=Cambridge |pages=170}}</ref>
|[[Vincente Minnelli]]
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[[Category:American male saxophonists]]
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[[Category:20th-century American saxophonists]]
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 29 May 2024

Albert Akst
BornAugust 31, 1899
New Jersey
DiedApril 19, 1958 (aged 58)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilm editor

Albert Akst (August 31, 1899 – April 19, 1958) was an American musician turned film editor, played saxophone in Meyer Davis Orchestra and in vaudeville until 1930. He became a film cutter of short subjects and later became an editor on 53 feature films, including Forbidden Passage, Johnny Eager, Ziegfeld Follies, Summer Stock, Brigadoon and Meet Me in Las Vegas. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Somebody Up There Likes Me.[1]

Akst was born in New Jersey and died in Los Angeles, California.

Selected filmography

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Year Title Director
1932 Flaming Guns Arthur Rosson
1933 The Rustler's Roundup Henry MacRae
1934 Tailspin Tommy Lew Landers
1935 A Notorious Gentleman Edward Laemmle
1935 Princess O'Hara David Burton
1935 The Raven[2] Lew Landers
1935 Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery Ray Taylor
1939 Home Early Roy Rowland
1939 One Against the World[3] Fred Zinnemann
1939 Drunk Driving David Miller
1940 That Inferior Feeling Basil Wrangell
1941 Your Last Act[3] Richard Duce
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis[4] Vincente Minnelli

References

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  1. ^ "Albert Akst". IMDb. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Nollen, Scott Allen; Nollen, Yuyun Yuningsih. Karloff and the East: Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern and Oceanian Characters and Subjects in His Screen Career. McFarland Incorporated. p. 358. ISBN 9781476640860.
  3. ^ a b Zinnemann, Fred (2005). Miller, Gabriel (ed.). Fred Zinnemann, interviews. Conversations with filmmakers series. Jackson, Miss: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-57806-698-8.
  4. ^ Naremore, James; Minnelli, Vincente (1993). The films of Vincente Minnelli. Cambridge film classics (1. publ ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-521-38770-5.
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