William Holmes (film editor)

{{Short description|American film editor (1904–1978)}}

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| name = William Holmes

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| birth_name = William Jefferson Holmes

| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|2|23}}

| birth_place = Illinois, USA

| death_date ={{death date and age|1978|2|2|1904|2|23}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, USA

| occupation = Film editor

| yearsactive = 1925–1942

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William Jefferson Holmes (February 23, 1904 – February 2, 1978) was an American film editor. He won an Oscar for Best Film Editing at the 14th Academy Awards for his work on the film Sergeant York.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1942 |title=The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners |access-date=April 18, 2014|work=oscars.org}}

He worked on 56 different films from 1925 to 1942.