Bud S. Smith | |
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 Publicity photo of Smith | |
| Born | December 6, 1935 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 23, 2024 (aged 88) Studio City, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1963–2013 |
| Spouse | Lucy Coldsnow |
| Awards | BAFTA − Best Editing (1984) American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award (2008) |
Bud S. Smith (December 6, 1935 – June 23, 2024) was an American film editor, producer, and director. He shared the 1984 BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Flashdance[1] and also shared the 2008 American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award.[2] He was a regular collaborator of director William Friedkin, serving as editor on six of his films. He was nominated for Academy Awards for Flashdance (1983) and The Exorcist (1973).[3]
Smith was married to dialogue editor Lucy Coldsnow-Smith.[3] The couple were longtime residents of the Hollywood Hills before selling their house there in 2013.[4] Diagnosed with throat cancer in 2012, Smith died from respiratory failure at his home in Studio City, Los Angeles, on June 23, 2024, at the age of 88.[3]
- ^ BAFTA page for Best Editing in 1984
- ^ IMDB page for the American Cinema Editors Award
- ^ a b c Murphy, J. Kim (June 28, 2024). "Bud S. Smith, Editor of 'Sorcerer,' 'The Exorcist' and 'Flashdance,' Dies at 88". Variety. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Film editor Bud S. Smith sells Hollywood Hills home for $880,000 by Lauren Beale in the January 9, 2013 issue of the Los Angeles Times