# John McSweeney Jr.

John Fleming McSweeney Jr. (August 26, 1915 - May 19, 1999) was an American film editor. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Film Editing for the film Mutiny on the Bounty.
McSweeney died in May 1999 of natural causes at his home in Redondo Beach, California, at the age of 83. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.

## Selected filmography

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1952 | Lovely to Look At | Mervyn LeRoy | First collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy |
| 1952 | Million Dollar Mermaid | Mervyn LeRoy | Second collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy |
| 1953 | Dangerous When Wet | Charles Walters | First collaboration with Charles Walters |
| 1953 | Latin Lovers | Mervyn LeRoy | Third collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy |
| 1955 | Hit the Deck | Roy Rowland | |
| 1955 | The King's Thief | Robert Z. Leonard | |
| 1956 | Diane | David Miller | First collaboration with David Miller |
| 1956 | Gaby | Curtis Bernhardt | |
| 1956 | The Opposite Sex | David Miller | Second collaboration with David Miller |
| 1957 | Ten Thousand Bedrooms | Richard Thorpe | |
| 1957 | House of Numbers | Russell Rouse | |
| 1958 | Saddle the Wind | Robert Parrish | |
| 1958 | Party Girl | Nicholas Ray | |
| 1958 | The Tunnel of Love | Gene Kelly | |
| 1959 | The Mating Game | George Marshall | First collaboration with George Marshall |
| 1959 | Ask Any Girl | Charles Walters | Second collaboration with Charles Walters |
| 1959 | It Started with a Kiss | George Marshall | Second collaboration with George Marshall |
| 1960 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Charles Walters | Third collaboration with Charles Walters |
| 1960 | All the Fine Young Cannibals | Michael Anderson | |
| 1961 | Go Naked in the World | Ranald MacDougall | |
| 1962 | Mutiny on the Bounty | Lewis Milestone | |
| 1963 | A Ticklish Affair | George Sidney | First collaboration with George Sidney |
| 1964 | Viva Las Vegas | George Sidney | Second collaboration with George Sidney |
| 1964 | Signpost to Murder | George Englund | |
| 1965 | The Rounders | Burt Kennedy | First collaboration with Burt Kennedy |
| 1965 | The Money Trap | Burt Kennedy | Second collaboration with Burt Kennedy |
| 1966 | The Glass Bottom Boat | Frank Tashlin | |
| 1967 | Double Trouble | Norman Taurog | First collaboration with Norman Taurog |
| 1968 | Sol Madrid | Brian G. Hutton | |
| 1968 | Live a Little, Love a Little | Norman Taurog | Second collaboration with Norman Taurog |
| 1969 | Me, Natalie | Fred Coe | |
| 1969 | Hail, Hero! | David Miller | Third collaboration with David Miller |
| 1970 | Adam at 6 A.M. | Robert Scheerer | |
| 1971 | Evel Knievel | Marvin J. Chomsky | |
| 1972 | Night of the Lepus | William F. Claxton | |
| 1974 | Christina | Paul Krasny | |
| 1975 | Journey into Fear | Daniel Mann | |
| 1979 | Skatetown, U.S.A. | William A. Levey | |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver | William Wyler | Assistant editor | Uncredited |
| 1975 | Journey into Fear | Daniel Mann | Editorial supervisor | |

### Shorts

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1953 | Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor | Johnny Green |
| 1954 | M-G-M Jubilee Overture | Johnny Green |
| 1955 | Poet and Peasant Overture | Alfred Wallenstein |

### TV movies

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1966 | The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones | Alex March |
| 1971 | Dr. Cook's Garden | Ted Post |
| 1971 | A Tattered Web | Paul Wendkos |
| 1971 | Murder Once Removed | Charles S. Dubin |
| 1971 | Paper Man | Walter Grauman |
| 1973 | Tom Sawyer | James Neilson |
| 1974 | Mrs. Sundance | Marvin J. Chomsky |
| 1974 | Big Rose: Double Trouble | Paul Krasny |
| 1976 | Having Babies | Robert Day |
| 1976 | The Boy in the Plastic Bubble | Randal Kleiser |
| 1977 | Captains Courageous | Harvey Hart |
| 1978 | Three on a Date | Bill Bixby |

### TV pilots

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1974 | Young Love | Norman Tokar |

### TV series

Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1961 | Father of the Bride | 2 episodes |
| 1971 | The Doris Day Show | 1 episode |
| 1972 | McMillan & Wife | 1 episode |
| 1976 | The Blue Knight | 3 episodes |
| 1977 | The San Pedro Beach Bums | 1 episode |
| 1978 | James at 16 | 3 episodes |
| 1978−79 | Charlie's Angels | 7 episodes |
| 1981 | American Dream | 2 episodes |
| 1980−86 | Trapper John, M.D. | 40 episodes |
| 1989 | CBS Summer Playhouse | 1 episode |
Editorial department :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1961−62 | Father of the Bride | Supervising film editor | 14 episodes |