Anne V. Coates, Oscar-Winning Film Editor for ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ Dies at 92

English-born film editor Anne V.

Coates, who won an Academy Award for cutting David Lean’s classic “Lawrence of Arabia,” has died.

She was 92.Coates died on Tuesday in Woodland Hills, Calif.

BAFTA tweeted the news of her death, writing, “We’re so sad to learn that British film editor Anne V.

Coates has died.

During her incredible career, Anne was BAFTA-nominated four times for work including ‘The Elephant Man’ and ‘Erin Brockovich,’ and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2007.

She will be greatly missed.”She earned that 1963 Oscar: In addition to its impressive balance of imposing desert landscapes and vivid human drama (culled from some 31 miles of footage), the nearly four-hour epic contains one of the most famous “match” cuts in movie history, from a shot of Peter O’Toole blowing out a match to a majestic desert sunrise.Coates went on to receive four more Academy Award nominations, for

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