John F. Burnett


John Forbes Burnett was an American film editor.
Burnett died in Lincoln, California on October 24, 2024, at the age of 90.
At the 97th Academy Awards, his name was mentioned in the In Memoriam section.

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorRoleNotesOther notes
1957The Spirit of St. LouisBilly WilderAssistant editorUncredited
1957The Helen Morgan StoryMichael CurtizAssistant editorUncredited
1958Fort DobbsGordon DouglasAssistant editorUncredited
1959The FBI StoryMervyn LeRoyAssistant editorUncreditedFirst collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy
1960Cash McCallJoseph PevneyAssistant editorUncredited
1960Tall StoryJoshua LoganAssistant editorUncredited
1962The Music ManMorton DaCostaAssistant editorUncredited
1962GypsyMervyn LeRoyAssistant editorUncreditedSecond collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy
1964My Fair LadyGeorge CukorAssistant editorUncreditedFirst collaboration with George Cukor
1965The Great RaceBlake EdwardsAdditional editorUncreditedFirst collaboration with Blake Edwards
1966Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Mike NicholsAssistant editorUncredited
1978Moment by MomentJane WagnerSupervising film editor
1983Staying AliveSylvester StalloneEditor

YearFilmDirectorRole
1997TravellerJack N. GreenThanks

;Documentaries
YearFilmDirectorRole
2017The Fabulous Allan CarrJeffrey SchwarzSpecial thanks

;TV movies
YearFilmDirector
1975Love Among the RuinsGeorge Cukor
1975Promise Him AnythingEdward Parone
1986Between Two WomenJon Avnet
1991Fourth StoryIvan Passer
1993Killer RulesRobert Ellis Miller
1994PointmanRobert Ellis Miller

YearFilmDirectorRole
1985SurvivingWaris HusseinSupervising editor
1991Not of This WorldJon HessSupervising editor

;TV series
YearTitleNotes
1983The Winds of War7 episodes
1988−89War and Remembrance12 episodes
1996−97Baywatch Nights10 episodes

YearTitleCreditNotes
1995Pointman21 episodes
1995−97Baywatch NightsProducer44 episodes