Stu Linder

Stewart Bridgewater Linder was an American film editor with 25 credits. He shared the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 1966 film Grand Prix, which was the first film on which Linder was credited as an editor.
Linder is particularly noted for his long collaboration with the director Barry Levinson. Perhaps the best remembered film from their collaboration, extended over 20 films, was Rain Man, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Linder won an ACE Eddie award for editing this film, and was nominated for both the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Editing.

Death

The 2006 film Man of the Year starring Robin Williams is dedicated to Linder's memory. Stu was on location editing this feature when he died of a heart attack. His co-editor, Blair Daily was the first on scene.

Year	Film	Director	Role	Notes
1961	The Misfits	John Huston	Assistant editor	Uncredited
1962	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance	John Ford	Assistant editor	Uncredited
1966	Seconds	John Frankenheimer	Assistant film editor	First collaboration with John Frankenheimer
1970	Catch-22	Mike Nichols	Editorial assistant	First collaboration with Mike Nichols
1971	Carnal Knowledge	Mike Nichols	Editorial assistant	Second collaboration with Mike Nichols
1973	The Day of the Dolphin	Mike Nichols	Editorial assistant	Third collaboration with Mike Nichols

Year	Film	Director	Role
2006	Man of the Year	Barry Levinson	In memory of

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Year	Film	Director
1983	Diner	Barry Levinson