Tom Priestley
Tom Priestley (born 22 April 1932 in London) is a British film and sound editor, whose career spans from 1961 to 1990. Personal life. Tom Priestley is the only son of the novelist and playwright J. B. Priestley. He was educated at Bryanston School and King's College, Cambridge, where he read English. Career. Upon leaving Cambridge, Priestley found employment at Shepperton Studios and worked in various roles including assistant sound editor. His break came when he worked as assistant editor on the now classic films "Whistle Down the Wind" and "This Sporting Life". Bryan Forbes and Lindsay  Anderson were so impressed by his ability to edit that he soon graduated to supervising editor and then full editor. His first complete edit was the John Krish directed science fiction movie "Unearthly Stranger" (1963). From the late sixties to the late eighties he was always in demand and was regarded as one of the world's leading film editors. He has worked on many prize winning films and with many leading directors and producers. These include Karel Reisz, Lindsay Anderson, John Boorman, Roman Polanski, Jack Clayton, James Scott and Blake Edwards. He won a BAFTA in 1967 for his  work on "Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment" and was Academy Award-nominated in 1972 for "Deliverance". When production of Roman Polanski's "Tess" (1979) became problematic, he was brought in to assist Alastair McIntyre and get the film completed. Priestley edited the 1982 film "A Shocking Accident", directed by James Scott, which won the Oscar in 1983 for Best Live Action Short. Since 1990 Priestley has spent his time more in the world lecturing on film editing and handling the estate of his late father. He is currently president of the J. B. Priestley Society and The Priestley Centre  for the Arts in Bradford, West Yorkshire.