John Fleming McSweeney Jr. Also known as "Jack" was a member of the American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.). was an Academy Award Nominee in 1962 for his work on "Mutiny on the Bounty" starring Marlon Brando.
McSweeney was born in the Bronx, New York, but made his way to California and found a job at MGM Studios which later lead to his becoming a Film Editor. During the War, McSweeney joined the Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Corps, working on Army training films, both in front of and behind the camera. When the war was over he returned to his job at MGM working as a Film Editor on a series of movies which included "Lovely to Look At". "Dangerous When Wet and "Million Dollar Mermaid" with Esther Williams. His Editing career continued and sometime later, Jack McSweeney was the first film editor to work with animation, when an animated "Tom and Jerry" danced on screen with Gene Kelly in a feature film "Hit the Deck". His movie credits as an Editor continued to grow and he later worked on projects with Doris day in "The Tunnel of Love", "Please don't Eat the Daisies" and "The Glass Bottom Boat". Some of McSweeney's other credits also included working with Elvis Presley on "Viva Las Vegas", and "Double Trouble". After years of feature films, McSweeney added television to his career starting with movies of the week starring Bing Crosby, in Dr. Cooke's Garden and "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" with John Travolta. McSweeney then crossed to the weekly television show platform, working at various studios in the Los Angeles area on shows like the original "Charlie's Angels" with producer Aaron Spelling, Trapper John MD at Twentieth Century Fox, and James at 16 just to name a few.
John Fleming McSweeney died at home in Redondo Beach, California on May 19th, 1999 at the age of 83, after a short illness and was surrounded by his wife and six children.
McSweeney was born in the Bronx, New York, but made his way to California and found a job at MGM Studios which later lead to his becoming a Film Editor. During the War, McSweeney joined the Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Corps, working on Army training films, both in front of and behind the camera. When the war was over he returned to his job at MGM working as a Film Editor on a series of movies which included "Lovely to Look At". "Dangerous When Wet and "Million Dollar Mermaid" with Esther Williams. His Editing career continued and sometime later, Jack McSweeney was the first film editor to work with animation, when an animated "Tom and Jerry" danced on screen with Gene Kelly in a feature film "Hit the Deck". His movie credits as an Editor continued to grow and he later worked on projects with Doris day in "The Tunnel of Love", "Please don't Eat the Daisies" and "The Glass Bottom Boat". Some of McSweeney's other credits also included working with Elvis Presley on "Viva Las Vegas", and "Double Trouble". After years of feature films, McSweeney added television to his career starting with movies of the week starring Bing Crosby, in Dr. Cooke's Garden and "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" with John Travolta. McSweeney then crossed to the weekly television show platform, working at various studios in the Los Angeles area on shows like the original "Charlie's Angels" with producer Aaron Spelling, Trapper John MD at Twentieth Century Fox, and James at 16 just to name a few.
John Fleming McSweeney died at home in Redondo Beach, California on May 19th, 1999 at the age of 83, after a short illness and was surrounded by his wife and six children.
John Fleming McSweeney Jr. Also known as "Jack" was a member of the American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.). was an Academy Award Nominee in 1962 for his work on "Mutiny on the Bounty" starring Marlon Brando.
McSweeney was born in the Bronx, New York, but made his way to California and found a job at MGM Studios which later lead to his becoming a Film Editor. During the War, McSweeney joined the Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Corps, working on Army training films, both in front of and behind the camera. When the war was over he returned to his job at MGM working as a Film Editor on a series of movies which included "Lovely to Look At". "Dangerous When Wet and "Million Dollar Mermaid" with Esther Williams. His Editing career continued and sometime later, Jack McSweeney was the first film editor to work with animation, when an animated "Tom and Jerry" danced on screen with Gene Kelly in a feature film "Hit the Deck". His movie credits as an Editor continued to grow and he later worked on projects with Doris day in "The Tunnel of Love", "Please don't Eat the Daisies" and "The Glass Bottom Boat". Some of McSweeney's other credits also included working with Elvis Presley on "Viva Las Vegas", and "Double Trouble". After years of feature films, McSweeney added television to his career starting with movies of the week starring Bing Crosby, in Dr. Cooke's Garden and "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" with John Travolta. McSweeney then crossed to the weekly television show platform, working at various studios in the Los Angeles area on shows like the original "Charlie's Angels" with producer Aaron Spelling, Trapper John MD at Twentieth Century Fox, and James at 16 just to name a few.
John Fleming McSweeney died at home in Redondo Beach, California on May 19th, 1999 at the age of 83, after a short illness and was surrounded by his wife and six children.
McSweeney was born in the Bronx, New York, but made his way to California and found a job at MGM Studios which later lead to his becoming a Film Editor. During the War, McSweeney joined the Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Corps, working on Army training films, both in front of and behind the camera. When the war was over he returned to his job at MGM working as a Film Editor on a series of movies which included "Lovely to Look At". "Dangerous When Wet and "Million Dollar Mermaid" with Esther Williams. His Editing career continued and sometime later, Jack McSweeney was the first film editor to work with animation, when an animated "Tom and Jerry" danced on screen with Gene Kelly in a feature film "Hit the Deck". His movie credits as an Editor continued to grow and he later worked on projects with Doris day in "The Tunnel of Love", "Please don't Eat the Daisies" and "The Glass Bottom Boat". Some of McSweeney's other credits also included working with Elvis Presley on "Viva Las Vegas", and "Double Trouble". After years of feature films, McSweeney added television to his career starting with movies of the week starring Bing Crosby, in Dr. Cooke's Garden and "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" with John Travolta. McSweeney then crossed to the weekly television show platform, working at various studios in the Los Angeles area on shows like the original "Charlie's Angels" with producer Aaron Spelling, Trapper John MD at Twentieth Century Fox, and James at 16 just to name a few.
John Fleming McSweeney died at home in Redondo Beach, California on May 19th, 1999 at the age of 83, after a short illness and was surrounded by his wife and six children.
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