Adrienne Fazan

{{Infobox person

| name = Adrienne Fazan

| birth_name =

| birth_date = May 9, 1906

| birth_place = Germany

| death_date = {{death date and age|1986-8-23|1906-5-9}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Film editor

| spouse =

| years_active = 1931–1970

}}

Adrienne Fazan (May 9, 1906 – August 23, 1986) was an American film editor who first started cutting films in 1933. She worked on many MGM films, including The Tell-Tale Heart (1941), Anchors Aweigh (1945), Singin' in the Rain (1952), and Kismet (1955).{{Cite book|title=Women Film Editors: Unseen Artists of American Cinema|last=Meuel|first=David|publisher=McFarland|year=2016|isbn=9781476625201|pages=179–180}}

Biography

Fazan was born in Germany, to John Fazan and Magdalena Fremdling. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1923, and by 1930 was living in Los Angeles and working as a film editor at a studio.

Career

Adrienne Fazan started cutting and editing in films in 1933 and then she went to work at MGM, who were known for hiring the most qualified and talented people.

Fazan worked with Dorothy Arzner (known for her work on many popular films like The Wild Party){{Cite web|url=https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-dorothy-arzner/|title=Dorothy Arzner – Women Film Pioneers Project|website=wfpp.columbia.edu|access-date=2020-04-14}} on many of her films where she helped Fazan move from working on short films, to editing popular feature films. Fazan also collaborated with Vincente Minnelli on eleven films, including the Oscar winning film, Gigi.{{Cite web|url=http://womenfilmeditors.princeton.edu/fazan-adrienne/|title=FAZAN, ADRIENNE – Edited By|website=Women Film Editors|language=en|access-date=2020-04-14}}

Fazan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for An American in Paris (1951),{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/gallery/american-paris-premiere/|title=This Is What the 1951 'An American in Paris' Premiere Looked Like|last=Boardman|first=Madeline|date=November 11, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=November 5, 2016}} and received the award for Gigi (1958).{{Cite book|title=Women Film Editors: Unseen Artists of American Cinema|last=Meuel|first=David|publisher=McFarland|year=2016|isbn=9781476625201|pages=179}} Both of these films were directed by Vincente Minnelli. She retired in 1970{{Cite book|title=Women Film Editors: Unseen Artists of American Cinema|last=Meuel|first=David|publisher=McFarland|year=2016|isbn=9781476625201|pages=182}} after editing The Cheyenne Social Club.

Films edited

class="wikitable" \|+ Editor
Year ! Film ! Director ! Notes ! {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
rowspan=2\| 1931 \| Wir schalten um auf Hollywood \|Frank Reicher \| \|
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath \|Edward Sedgwick \| \|
1933 \| Day of Reckoning \|Charles Brabin \| \|
1934 \| The Merry Widow \|Ernst Lubitsch \| \|
rowspan=2\| 1937 \| The Bride Wore Red \|Dorothy Arzner \| \|
You're Only Young Once \|George B. Seitz \| \|
1941 \| Where Did You Get That Girl? \|Arthur Lubin \| \|
1944 \| Barbary Coast Gent \|Roy Del Ruth \| \|
rowspan=3\| 1945 \| Between Two Women \|Willis Goldbeck \|First collaboration with Willis Goldbeck \|
Anchors Aweigh \|George Sidney \|First collaboration with George Sidney \|
She Went to the Races \|Willis Goldbeck \|Second collaboration with Willis Goldbeck \|
rowspan=2\| 1946 \| Holiday in Mexico \|George Sidney \|Second collaboration with George Sidney \|
The Secret Heart \|Robert Z. Leonard \|First collaboration with Robert Z. Leonard \|
rowspan=2\| 1948 \| Three Daring Daughters \|Fred M. Wilcox \| \|
The Kissing Bandit \|László Benedek \| \|
1949 \| In the Good Old Summertime \|rowspan=3\| Robert Z. Leonard \|Second collaboration with Robert Z. Leonard \|
rowspan=3\| 1950 \| Nancy Goes to Rio \|Third collaboration with Robert Z. Leonard \|
Duchess of Idaho \|Fourth collaboration with Robert Z. Leonard \|
Pagan Love Song \|Robert Alton \| \|
rowspan=2\| 1951 \| An American in Paris \|Vincente Minnelli \|First collaboration with Vincente Minnelli \|
Texas Carnival \|Charles Walters \|First collaboration with Charles Walters \|
rowspan=2\| 1952 \| Singin' in the Rain \|{{ubl\|Gene Kelly\|Stanley Donen}} \|{{ubl\|First collaboration with Gene Kelly\|First collaboration with Stanley Donen}} \|
Everything I Have Is Yours \|Robert Z. Leonard \|Fifth collaboration with Robert Z. Leonard \|
rowspan=2\| 1953 \| I Love Melvin \|Don Weis \|First collaboration with Don Weis \|
Give a Girl a Break \|rowspan=2\| Stanley Donen \|Second collaboration with Stanley Donen \|
1954 \| Deep in My Heart \|Third collaboration with Stanley Donen \|
rowspan=2\| 1955 \| It's Always Fair Weather \|{{ubl\|Gene Kelly\|Stanley Donen}} \|{{ubl\|Second collaboration with Gene Kelly\|Fourth collaboration with Stanley Donen}} \|
Kismet \|Vincente Minnelli \|Second collaboration with Vincente Minnelli \|
rowspan=2\| 1956 \| Invitation to the Dance \|Gene Kelly \|Third collaboration with Gene Kelly \|
Lust for Life \|rowspan=2\| Vincente Minnelli \|Third collaboration with Vincente Minnelli \|
rowspan=2\| 1957 \| Designing Woman \|Fourth collaboration with Vincente Minnelli \|
Don't Go Near the Water \|Charles Walters \|Second collaboration with Charles Walters \|
rowspan=3\| 1958 \| Gigi \|rowspan=3\| Vincente Minnelli \|Fifth collaboration with Vincente Minnelli \|
The Reluctant Debutante \|Sixth collaboration with Vincente Minnelli \|
Some Came Running \|Seventh collaboration with Vincente Minnelli \|
rowspan=2\| 1959 \| The Big Circus \|Joseph M. Newman \| \|
The Gazebo \|George Marshall \| \|
1960 \| Bells Are Ringing \|rowspan=4\| Vincente Minnelli \|Eighth collaboration with Vincente Minnelli \|
rowspan=2\| 1962 \| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse \|Ninth collaboration with Vincente Minnelli \|
Two Weeks in Another Town \|Tenth collaboration with Vincente Minnelli \|
rowspan=2\| 1963 \| The Courtship of Eddie's Father \|Eleventh collaboration with Vincente Minnelli \|
The Prize \|Mark Robson \| \|
rowspan=2\| 1964 \| Looking for Love \|Don Weis \|Second collaboration with Don Weis \|
36 Hours \|George Seaton \| \|
1965 \| Billie \|Don Weis \|Third collaboration with Don Weis \|
1966 \| This Property Is Condemned \|Sydney Pollack \| \|
1967 \| Who's Minding the Mint? \|Howard Morris \|First collaboration with Howard Morris \|
rowspan=2\| 1968 \| Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows \|James Neilson \| \|
With Six You Get Eggroll \|Howard Morris \|Second collaboration with Howard Morris \|
1969 \| The Comic \|Carl Reiner \| \|
1970 \| The Cheyenne Social Club \|Gene Kelly \|Fourth collaboration with Gene Kelly \|

class="wikitable"

|+ Editor

Year

! Film

! Director

! Notes

! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan=2| 1931

| Wir schalten um auf Hollywood

|Frank Reicher

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

|Edward Sedgwick

1933

| Day of Reckoning

|Charles Brabin

1934

| The Merry Widow

|Ernst Lubitsch

rowspan=2| 1937

| The Bride Wore Red

|Dorothy Arzner

You're Only Young Once

|George B. Seitz

1941

| Where Did You Get That Girl?

|Arthur Lubin

1944

| Barbary Coast Gent

|Roy Del Ruth

rowspan=3| 1945

| Between Two Women

|Willis Goldbeck

|First collaboration with Willis Goldbeck

Anchors Aweigh

|George Sidney

|First collaboration with George Sidney

She Went to the Races

|Willis Goldbeck

|Second collaboration with Willis Goldbeck

rowspan=2| 1946

| Holiday in Mexico

|George Sidney

|Second collaboration with George Sidney

The Secret Heart

|Robert Z. Leonard

|First collaboration with Robert Z. Leonard

rowspan=2| 1948

| Three Daring Daughters

|Fred M. Wilcox

The Kissing Bandit

|László Benedek

1949

| In the Good Old Summertime

|rowspan=3| Robert Z. Leonard

|Second collaboration with Robert Z. Leonard

rowspan=3| 1950

| Nancy Goes to Rio

|Third collaboration with Robert Z. Leonard

Duchess of Idaho

|Fourth collaboration with Robert Z. Leonard

Pagan Love Song

|Robert Alton

rowspan=2| 1951

| An American in Paris

|Vincente Minnelli

|First collaboration with Vincente Minnelli

Texas Carnival

|Charles Walters

|First collaboration with Charles Walters

rowspan=2| 1952

| Singin' in the Rain

|{{ubl|Gene Kelly|Stanley Donen}}

|{{ubl|First collaboration with Gene Kelly|First collaboration with Stanley Donen}}

Everything I Have Is Yours

|Robert Z. Leonard

|Fifth collaboration with Robert Z. Leonard

rowspan=2| 1953

| I Love Melvin

|Don Weis

|First collaboration with Don Weis

Give a Girl a Break

|rowspan=2| Stanley Donen

|Second collaboration with Stanley Donen

1954

| Deep in My Heart

|Third collaboration with Stanley Donen

rowspan=2| 1955

| It's Always Fair Weather

|{{ubl|Gene Kelly|Stanley Donen}}

|{{ubl|Second collaboration with Gene Kelly|Fourth collaboration with Stanley Donen}}

Kismet

|Vincente Minnelli

|Second collaboration with Vincente Minnelli

rowspan=2| 1956

| Invitation to the Dance

|Gene Kelly

|Third collaboration with Gene Kelly

Lust for Life

|rowspan=2| Vincente Minnelli

|Third collaboration with Vincente Minnelli

rowspan=2| 1957

| Designing Woman

|Fourth collaboration with Vincente Minnelli

Don't Go Near the Water

|Charles Walters

|Second collaboration with Charles Walters

rowspan=3| 1958

| Gigi

|rowspan=3| Vincente Minnelli

|Fifth collaboration with Vincente Minnelli

The Reluctant Debutante

|Sixth collaboration with Vincente Minnelli

Some Came Running

|Seventh collaboration with Vincente Minnelli

rowspan=2| 1959

| The Big Circus

|Joseph M. Newman

The Gazebo

|George Marshall

1960

| Bells Are Ringing

|rowspan=4| Vincente Minnelli

|Eighth collaboration with Vincente Minnelli

rowspan=2| 1962

| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

|Ninth collaboration with Vincente Minnelli

Two Weeks in Another Town

|Tenth collaboration with Vincente Minnelli

rowspan=2| 1963

| The Courtship of Eddie's Father

|Eleventh collaboration with Vincente Minnelli

The Prize

|Mark Robson

rowspan=2| 1964

| Looking for Love

|Don Weis

|Second collaboration with Don Weis

36 Hours

|George Seaton

1965

| Billie

|Don Weis

|Third collaboration with Don Weis

1966

| This Property Is Condemned

|Sydney Pollack

1967

| Who's Minding the Mint?

|Howard Morris

|First collaboration with Howard Morris

rowspan=2| 1968

| Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows

|James Neilson

With Six You Get Eggroll

|Howard Morris

|Second collaboration with Howard Morris

1969

| The Comic

|Carl Reiner

1970

| The Cheyenne Social Club

|Gene Kelly

|Fourth collaboration with Gene Kelly

;Short documentaries

class="wikitable" \|+ Editor
Year ! Film ! Director
1939 \| Prophet Without Honor \|Felix E. Feist
1940 \| Utopia of Death \|{{N/A}}
1941 \| Triumph Without Drums \|Joseph M. Newman
1942 \| Mr. Blabbermouth! \|Basil Wrangell
1943 \| Portrait of a Genius \|Sammy Lee

class="wikitable"

|+ Editor

Year

! Film

! Director

1939

| Prophet Without Honor

|Felix E. Feist

1940

| Utopia of Death

|{{N/A}}

1941

| Triumph Without Drums

|Joseph M. Newman

1942

| Mr. Blabbermouth!

|Basil Wrangell

1943

| Portrait of a Genius

|Sammy Lee

;Shorts

class="wikitable" \|+ Editor
Year ! Film ! Director
1936 \| Little Boy Blue \|Edwin Lawrence
rowspan=4\| 1939 \| How to Eat \|Roy Rowland
The Day of Rest \|rowspan=2\| Basil Wrangell
See Your Doctor
Miracle at Lourdes \|Henry K. Dunn
rowspan=8\| 1940 \| Know Your Money \|Joseph M. Newman
A Door Will Open \|George Sidney
The Big Premiere \|rowspan=2\| Edward L. Cahn
All About Hash
Women in Hiding \|Joseph M. Newman
A Failure at Fifty \|Will Jason
Buyer Beware \|Joseph M. Newman
Goin' Fishin' \|Edward L. Cahn
rowspan=7\| 1941 \| Respect the Law \|Joseph M. Newman
More About Nostradamus \|David Miller
More Trifles of Importance \|Basil Wrangell
Coffins on Wheels \|Joseph M. Newman
Of Pups and Puzzles \|George Sidney
The Tell-Tale Heart \|Jules Dassin
Strange Testament \|Sammy Lee
rowspan=2\| 1942 \| The Lady, or the Tiger? \|Fred Zinnemann
Further Prophecies of Nostradamus \|David Miller
rowspan=7\| 1943 \| Brief Interval \|Sammy Lee
Inca Gold \|Will Jason
Inflation \|Cy Endfield
Journey to Yesterday \|Harold Daniels
Ode to Victory \|Edward L. Cahn
My Tomato \|rowspan=2\| Will Jason
No News Is Good News
rowspan=2\| 1944 \| Somewhere, U.S.A. \|{{ubl\|Gordon Knox\|Gunther von Fritsch}}
A Great Day's Coming \|Robert Elwyn

class="wikitable"

|+ Editor

Year

! Film

! Director

1936

| Little Boy Blue

|Edwin Lawrence

rowspan=4| 1939

| How to Eat

|Roy Rowland

The Day of Rest