Orven Schanzer, Film Editor During Golden Age of Hollywood, Dies at 97
Variety
By J. Kim Murphy
January 28, 2022
Orven
Schanzer, a film editor whose career in the entertainment industry spanned 45
years, died in Los Angeles on Jan. 5, 2022 of respiratory arrest. He was 97
years old.
Born Oct. 13, 1924 in Kansas City, Kan., Schanzer served in World War II before
beginning a career in film on the post-production side at 20th Century Fox in
Jan. 1947.
Schanzer broke out of the Fox mailroom by working for three years as Fox studio
chief Darryl Zanuck’s “errand boy,” leading him to his career in editing.
Schanzer helped cut Marilyn Monroe vehicles like “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,”
“How to Marry a Millionaire” and “The Seven-Year Itch.”
“It was a love affair with Fox, it was so wonderful. I’d wake up in the morning
and really couldn’t wait’till I got to the studio,” Schanzer recalled in a
2019 interview.
Schanzer also cut Jayne Mansfield films and the TV series “Voyage to the Bottom
of the Sea.” He was one of 12 editors assigned to Elizabeth Taylor’s 1963
“Cleopatra.” His final editing credit at Fox came with the seminal 1979
science-fiction film “Alien.”
After editing, Schanzer transitioned into a career in worldwide distribution at
Fox, which he continued in until his retirement in 1992.
Schanzer was also close acquaintances with Robert Wise, the famed director of
films such as “West Side Story” and “The Sound of Music,” but also a longtime
film editor himself, with credits including “Citizen Kane” and “The Fallen
Sparrow.” Schanzer was also close with sports documentary director and producer
Jonah “Bud” Greenspan.
Beyond filmmaking, Schanzer received recognition during the later years of his
life for his work as a co-founder, activist and fundraiser for Ambor Schanzer
Fight Against Neuropathy (ASFAN). Schanzer and his sisters suffered from the
degenerative nerve disease.
Schanzer is survived by his wife, Jobina; his daughter, Lisa Gilman-Schanzer;
his nephew, Bill Fishman; his niece, Hope Fishman Pessis; great nephews and
nieces, Rob and Spencer Bennett Pessis, Kelly Pessis-Breese, Steve and Hudson
Breese, and Jessica, Rylan and Jonathan Fishman.
SCHNAZER, Orven
Born: 10/13/1924, Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.A.
Died: 1/5/2022, Los Angeles, California,U.S.A.
Orven Schnazer’s westerns – film editor:
The River of No Return - 1954
The Bravados – 1958
The Comancheros – 1961
Daniel Boone (TV) – 1965. 1966
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