Not to be confused with Sam Field (disambiguation).
American film editor
Sam Fields
Born
Samuel Finkelstein
January 17, 1916
Illinois
Died
July 15, 1954 (aged 38)
Burbank, California
Other names
Sammy Fields
Occupation(s)
Editor, real estate agent
Years active
1937–1954
Spouse
Verna Hellman
(m. 1946; died 1954)
Children
2[1]
Relatives
Jackie Fields
Samuel Fields (Samuel Finkelstein, January 17, 1916 – July 15, 1954) was an American film editor.[2] He worked in the film industry since 1937[1] and became a realtor during the 1940s.[1] He eventually worked as a film editor from 1951 until his death in 1954.[1]
He was married to assistant sound editor Verna Fields in May 1946,[3] after meeting her through director Fritz Lang while working on the film The Woman in the Window.[1][4] After Fields' death, Verna would become a film editor for many films, most notably Jaws.[5] His father-in-law was screenwriter Sam Hellman.[6] His older brother was Jackie Fields, who was a professional boxer.[1][7]
In 1954, he died of a heart attack at the age of 38.[1][8] He was in Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California at the time of his death, and lived in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California.[9] His funeral service was held at Pierce Brothers Van Nuys on July 18, 1954.[10]
^ abcdefg"Obituary for Sam Fields". Daily News. July 17, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^Blottner p.48
^"Local Scrappings". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 8, 1946. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
^Folkart, Burt A. (December 2, 1982). "Film Executive Verna Fields Dies at 64". The Los Angeles Times. p. 36. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^Murphy, Mary (July 24, 1975). "Fields: Up From the Cutting Room Floor". Los Angeles Times View. pp. 1, 14. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^"Screen Writer Sam Hellman Dies at Home". The Los Angeles Times. August 12, 1950. p. 11. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^"Obituary – Sam Fields". Variety. 195 (7): 55. July 21, 1954. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^Smith, Fredrick Y., ed. (July 1961). "In Memoriam". ACE First Decade Anniversary Book. American Cinema Editors, Inc. p. 74. Sam Fields [died on] July 15, 1954
^"Obituary – Sam Fields". Motion Picture Herald. 196 (4): 37. July 24, 1954.
^"Funeral Notices". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. July 17, 1954. p. 4. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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