Verna Fields


Editor

About

Birth Place
St Louis, Missouri, USA
Born
March 21, 1918
Died
November 30, 1982
Cause of Death
Cancer

Family & Companions

Sam Fields
Husband
Editor. Married until his death in 1954.

Biography

Life Events

1944

Began career as an assistant editor on such features as "Belle of the Yukon" and "The Woman in the Window"

1954

Worked in television as an assistant editor or editor

1969

Edited "Medium Cool"

1972

Was editor on Peter Bogdanovich's "What's Up, Doc?"

1973

With Marcia Lucas, edited "American Graffiti"

1974

First collaboration with Steven Spielberg, "The Sugarland Express"

1975

Received an Oscar for her superlative work on "Jaws", directed by Spielberg

Companions

Sam Fields
Husband
Editor. Married until his death in 1954.

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