John Forbes Burnett (March 5, 1934 – October 24, 2024) 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

Editor
YearFilmDirectorNotes
1968The Heart Is a Lonely HunterRobert Ellis MillerFirst collaboration with Robert Ellis Miller
1970Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody CameHy Averback
The Owl and the PussycatHerbert RossFirst collaboration with Herbert Ross
1971Wild RoversBlake EdwardsSecond collaboration with Blake Edwards
1972The Culpepper Cattle Co.Dick Richards
1973The Way We WereSydney Pollack
1974The Girl from PetrovkaRobert Ellis MillerSecond collaboration with Robert Ellis Miller
1975The Sunshine BoysHerbert RossSecond collaboration with Herbert Ross
1976Murder by DeathRobert Moore
1977The Domino PrincipleStanley Kramer
The Goodbye GirlHerbert RossThird collaboration with Herbert Ross
1978GreaseRandal Kleiser
1979...And Justice for AllNorman Jewison
1980Can't Stop the MusicNancy Walker
1981Death HuntPeter Hunt
Rich and FamousGeorge CukorSecond collaboration with George Cukor
1982Grease 2Patricia Birch
1984Irreconcilable DifferencesCharles Shyer
1986A Fine MessBlake EdwardsThird collaboration with Blake Edwards
1989LeviathanGeorge P. Cosmatos
1991Bed & BreakfastRobert Ellis MillerThird collaboration with Robert Ellis Miller
1992Class ActRandall Miller
Leap of FaithRichard Pearce
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRoleNotesOther notes
1957The Spirit of St. LouisBilly WilderAssistant editorUncredited
The Helen Morgan StoryMichael Curtiz
1958Fort DobbsGordon Douglas
1959The FBI StoryMervyn LeRoyFirst collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy
1960Cash McCallJoseph Pevney
Tall StoryJoshua Logan
1962The Music ManMorton DaCosta
GypsyMervyn LeRoySecond collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy
1964My Fair LadyGeorge CukorFirst collaboration with George Cukor
1965The Great RaceBlake EdwardsAdditional editorFirst collaboration with Blake Edwards
1966Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Mike NicholsAssistant editor
1978Moment by MomentJane WagnerSupervising film editor
1983Staying AliveSylvester StalloneEditor
Thanks
YearFilmDirectorRole
1997TravellerJack N. GreenThanks

Documentaries

Thanks
YearFilmDirectorRole
2017The Fabulous Allan CarrJeffrey SchwarzSpecial thanks

TV movies

Editor
YearFilmDirector
1975Love Among the RuinsGeorge Cukor
Promise Him AnythingEdward Parone
1986Between Two WomenJon Avnet
1991Fourth StoryIvan Passer
1993Killer RulesRobert Ellis Miller
1994Pointman
Editorial department
YearFilmDirectorRole
1985SurvivingWaris HusseinSupervising editor
1991Not of This WorldJon Hess

TV series

Editor
YearTitleNotes
1983The Winds of War7 episodes
1988−89War and Remembrance12 episodes
1996−97Baywatch Nights10 episodes
Producer
YearTitleCreditNotes
1995PointmanCo-executive producerCo-producer21 episodes
1995−97Baywatch NightsProducer44 episodes

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