Paul Hirsch

Editing · born 14 November 1945 · New York City, New York, USA

Paul Frederick Hirsch is an American film editor with over 40 film credits since 1970, best known as one of the premier filmmakers to come out of the New Hollywood movement, collaborating with directors like Brian De Palma, George Lucas, George A. Romero, and Herbert Ross. He won an Academy Award and Saturn Award for his work on the original Star Wars, which he shared with Richard Chew and Marcia Lucas.

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Where to start: Phantom of the Paradise (1974).