# Paul Weatherwax

Paul John Weatherwax (July 8, 1900 – September 13, 1960) was an American film editor, and two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Film Editing.

## Biography

Weatherwax was born in Sturgis, Michigan, began his editing career in silent films in 1928, and over his career edited about 85 films. His final credit, 1961's A Raisin in the Sun, was selected for preservation in the United States of America National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" in 2005.
He also assisted, although uncredited, on the direction of Star Spangled Rhythm in 1942 and Vendetta in 1950.

## Partial filmography

Weatherwax's films include:
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes | Other notes |
| 1928 | Flying Romeos | Mervyn LeRoy | First collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy | |
| 1928 | Happiness Ahead | William A. Seiter | | |
| 1928 | Vamping Venus | Edward F. Cline | First collaboration with Edward F. Cline | |
| 1928 | Oh, Kay! | Mervyn LeRoy | Second collaboration with Mervyn LeRoy | |
| 1928 | The Wedding March | Erich von Stroheim | | Uncredited |
| 1929 | Not Quite Decent | Irving Cummings | | |
| 1929 | Strange Cargo | Arthur Gregor | | |
| 1929 | The Girl from Havana | Benjamin Stoloff | | |
| 1929 | Romance of the Rio Grande | Alfred Santell | First collaboration with Alfred Santell | |
| 1930 | Men Without Women | John Ford | First collaboration with John Ford | Uncredited |
| 1930 | The Arizona Kid | Alfred Santell | Second collaboration with Alfred Santell | |
| 1930 | Rough Romance | A. F. Erickson | | |
| 1930 | The Sea Wolf | Alfred Santell | Third collaboration with Alfred Santell | |
| 1930 | Men on Call | John G. Blystone | | |
| 1931 | Body and Soul | Alfred Santell | Fourth collaboration with Alfred Santell | |
| 1931 | Surrender | William K. Howard | First collaboration with William K. Howard | Uncredited |
| 1932 | While Paris Sleeps | Allan Dwan | | |
| 1932 | Mystery Ranch | David Howard | | Uncredited |
| 1932 | Hat Check Girl | Sidney Lanfield | First collaboration with Sidney Lanfield | |
| 1932 | Born to Fight | Walter Mayo | | |
| 1933 | Broadway Bad | Sidney Lanfield | Second collaboration with Sidney Lanfield | |
| 1933 | The Warrior's Husband | Walter Lang | | Uncredited |
| 1933 | The Power and the Glory | William K. Howard | Second collaboration with William K. Howard | |
| 1934 | Long Lost Father | Ernest B. Schoedsack | | |
| 1934 | The Lost Patrol | John Ford | Second collaboration with John Ford | |
| 1934 | George White's Scandals | George White | | |
| 1934 | The World Moves On | John Ford | Third collaboration with John Ford | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Judge Priest | John Ford | Fourth collaboration with John Ford | Uncredited |
| 1934 | Elinor Norton | Hamilton MacFadden | | |
| 1935 | The Dictator | Victor Saville | | |
| 1935 | It's a Great Life | Edward F. Cline | Second collaboration with Edward F. Cline | |
| 1935 | The Bride Comes Home | Wesley Ruggles | First collaboration with Wesley Ruggles | |
| 1936 | F-Man | Edward F. Cline | Third collaboration with Edward F. Cline | |
| 1936 | The Princess Comes Across | William K. Howard | Third collaboration with William K. Howard | |
| 1936 | My American Wife | Harold Young | | |
| 1937 | Champagne Waltz | A. Edward Sutherland | | |
| 1937 | Waikiki Wedding | Frank Tuttle | | |
| 1937 | Exclusive | Alexander Hall | | |
| 1937 | True Confession | Wesley Ruggles | Second collaboration with Wesley Ruggles | |
| 1938 | You and Me | Fritz Lang | First collaboration with Fritz Lang | |
| 1938 | The Arkansas Traveler | Alfred Santell | Fifth collaboration with Alfred Santell | |
| 1939 | Café Society | Edward H. Griffith | | |
| 1939 | The Gracie Allen Murder Case | Alfred E. Green | | |
| 1939 | Rulers of the Sea | Frank Lloyd | First collaboration with Frank Lloyd | |
| 1940 | Road to Singapore | Victor Schertzinger | First collaboration with Victor Schertzinger | |
| 1940 | The Howards of Virginia | Frank Lloyd | Second collaboration with Frank Lloyd | |
| 1940 | Remedy for Riches | Erle C. Kenton | | |
| 1941 | The Reluctant Dragon | Alfred L. Werker | | |
| 1941 | Kiss the Boys Goodbye | Victor Schertzinger | Second collaboration with Victor Schertzinger | |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues | Victor Schertzinger | Third collaboration with Victor Schertzinger | |
| 1942 | The Fleet's In | Victor Schertzinger | Fourth collaboration with Victor Schertzinger | |
| 1942 | The Forest Rangers | George Marshall | First collaboration with George Marshall | |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | George Marshall | Second collaboration with George Marshall | |
| 1943 | Let's Face It | Sidney Lanfield | Third collaboration with Sidney Lanfield | |
| 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Lewis Allen | | |
| 1947 | Fun on a Weekend | Andrew L. Stone | | |
| 1948 | The Naked City | Jules Dassin | | |
| 1948 | The Saxon Charm | Claude Binyon | | |
| 1948 | You Gotta Stay Happy | H. C. Potter | | |
| 1949 | Mrs. Mike | Louis King | | |
| 1950 | Vendetta | Mel Ferrer | | |
| 1950 | At War with the Army | Hal Walker | | |
| 1951 | The Prowler | Joseph Losey | | |
| 1951 | Behave Yourself! | George Beck | | |
| 1952 | Road Agent | Lesley Selander | First collaboration with Lesley Selander | |
| 1952 | Desert Passage | Lesley Selander | Second collaboration with Lesley Selander | |
| 1952 | Beware, My Lovely | Harry Horner | | |
| 1952 | Back at the Front | George Sherman | First collaboration with George Sherman | |
| 1952 | The Raiders | Lesley Selander | Third collaboration with Lesley Selander | |
| 1953 | Girls in the Night | Jack Arnold | First collaboration with Jack Arnold | |
| 1953 | The Lone Hand | George Sherman | Second collaboration with George Sherman | |
| 1953 | It Came from Outer Space | Jack Arnold | Second collaboration with Jack Arnold | |
| 1953 | The Veils of Bagdad | George Sherman | Third collaboration with George Sherman | |
| 1954 | The Rocket Man | Oscar Rudolph | | |
| 1955 | Revenge of the Creature | Jack Arnold | Third collaboration with Jack Arnold | |
| 1955 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Edward Buzzell | | |
| 1955 | Lady Godiva of Coventry | Arthur Lubin | | |
| 1955 | The Spoilers | Jesse Hibbs | | |
| 1955 | The Square Jungle | Jerry Hopper | First collaboration with Jerry Hopper | |
| 1956 | Never Say Goodbye | Jerry Hopper | Second collaboration with Jerry Hopper | |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Michael Anderson | | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Man on the Prowl | Art Napoleon | | |
| 1959 | The Big Fisherman | Frank Borzage | | |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the Sun | Daniel Petrie | | |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes | Other notes |
| 1944 | The Woman in the Window | Fritz Lang | Editorial supervisor | Second collaboration with Fritz Lang | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Along Came Jones | Stuart Heisler | Supervising editor | | |
| 1946 | The Stranger | Orson Welles | Editorial supervisor | | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Three Young Texans | Henry Levin | Supervising editor | | |
| 1954 | Siege at Red River | Rudolph Maté | Editorial supervisor | | |
| 1954 | Gorilla at Large | Harmon Jones | Editorial supervisor | | |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Michael Anderson | Supervising editor | | Uncredited |
Director :
| Year | Film | Notes | Other notes |
| 1950 | Vendetta | 1946 substitute while Heisler was ill | Uncredited |

### Documentaries

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1953 | Yesterday and Today | Abner J. Greshler |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1953 | Yesterday and Today | Abner J. Greshler | Supervising editor |
Producer :
| Year | Film | Director | Credit |
| 1953 | Yesterday and Today | Abner J. Greshler | Associate producer |

### TV series

Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1958 | How to Marry a Millionaire | 1 episode |
| 1958 | Perry Mason | 2 episodes |
| 1958 | Lassie | 12 episodes |
| 1959 | Rawhide | 1 episode |
| 1957−60 | Captain David Grief | 6 episodes |
| 1959−60 | Hotel de Paree | 5 episodes |

## Awards

Awards :
| Year | Film | Role |
| 1949 | The Naked City | Academy Award for Best Film Editing |
| 1957 | Around the World in 80 Days | Academy Award for Best Film Editing |