Stu Linder

Stewart Bridgewater Linder (November 8, 1931 – January 12, 2006) was an American film editor with 25 credits.^[1] He shared the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the 1966 film Grand Prix (directed by John Frankenheimer), which was the first film on which Linder was credited as an editor.

Stu Linder
Born	Stewart Bridgewater Linder (1931-11-08)November 8, 1931 Geneva, Illinois
Died	January 12, 2006(2006-01-12) (aged 74) Ridgefield, Connecticut
Occupation	Film editor
Spouse(s)	Cathy Fitzpatrick, Maureen O’Connor

Linder is particularly noted for his long collaboration (1982–2006) with the director Barry Levinson. Perhaps the best remembered film from their collaboration, which extended over 20 films, was Rain Man (1988), 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.^[2][3][4]

Death

Linder died on January 12, 2006, of a heart attack, at the age of 74.^[5]

Legacy

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.^[6] His co-editor, Blair Daily was the first on scene.^{[citation needed]}

Partial filmography

Editor

Year	Film	Director	Notes
1966	Grand Prix	John Frankenheimer	Second collaboration with John Frankenheimer
1968	Blue	Silvio Narizzano
1975	The Fortune	Mike Nichols	Fourth collaboration with Mike Nichols
1980	My Bodyguard	Tony Bill	First collaboration with Tony Bill
	First Family	Buck Henry
1982	Diner	Barry Levinson	First collaboration with Barry Levinson
	Six Weeks	Tony Bill	Second collaboration with Tony Bill
1984	The Natural	Barry Levinson	Second collaboration with Barry Levinson
1985	Code Name: Emerald	Jonathan Sanger
	Young Sherlock Holmes	Barry Levinson	Third collaboration with Barry Levinson
1987	Tin Men		Fourth collaboration with Barry Levinson
	Good Morning, Vietnam		Fifth collaboration with Barry Levinson
1988	Rain Man		Sixth collaboration with Barry Levinson
1990	Avalon		Seventh collaboration with Barry Levinson
1991	Bugsy		Eighth collaboration with Barry Levinson
1992	Toys		Ninth collaboration with Barry Levinson
1994	Quiz Show	Robert Redford
	Disclosure	Barry Levinson	Tenth collaboration with Barry Levinson
1996	Sleepers		Eleventh collaboration with Barry Levinson
1997	Wag the Dog		Twelfth collaboration with Barry Levinson
1998	Sphere		Thirteenth collaboration with Barry Levinson
1999	Liberty Heights		Fourteenth collaboration with Barry Levinson
2000	An Everlasting Piece		Fifteenth collaboration with Barry Levinson
2001	Bandits		Sixteenth collaboration with Barry Levinson
2004	Envy		Seventeenth collaboration with Barry Levinson

Editorial department

Year	Film	Director	Role	Notes
1961	The Misfits	John Huston	Assistant editor	Uncredited
1962	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance	John Ford
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			Second collaboration with Mike Nichols
1973	The Day of the Dolphin			Third collaboration with Mike Nichols

Thanks

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

TV pilots

Editor

Year	Film	Director
1983	Diner	Barry Levinson

See also

• List of film director and editor collaborations