Douglas Stewart (film editor)

Douglas Stewart
Born
Samuel Douglas Stewart

(1919-03-29)March 29, 1919
DiedMarch 3, 1995(1995-03-03) (aged 75)
Occupationfilm editor
Years active1953–1983

Douglas Stewart (March 29, 1919 March 3, 1995) was a Hollywood-based Canadian film and television editor with about 16 feature film credits from 1953 1983. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film, The Right Stuff (1983), along with co-editors Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, and Tom Rolf. The Right Stuff was the fourth film of Stewart's notable collaboration with director Philip Kaufman, which began with The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid (1972). Stewart's extensive television work was honored twice by nominations for Emmy awards.