Thelma Schoonmaker
Editor

Thelma Schoonmaker Net Worth

Schoonmaker has been the editor for all of Martin Scorsese's films since Raging Bull in 1980, and has been nominated for seven Academy Awards for Best Film Editing. She is the longest-serving film editor in history and has won three Oscars for her work.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Editor, Editorial Department, Miscellaneous Crew
Birth Day January 03, 1940
Age 83 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aquarius
Occupation Film editor
Years active 1966–present
Spouse(s) Michael Powell (1984–1990; his death)

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Thelma Schoonmaker, a renowned figure in the world of film editing, has established herself as a prominent name in the industry. Born in 1940, she has contributed significantly to numerous critically acclaimed films throughout her career. As an Editor and part of the Editorial Department, her work has garnered widespread recognition and accolades. In 2024, her net worth is estimated to be between $100K to $1M, a testament to her immense talent and success in her field. Schoonmaker's exceptional skills and dedication have cemented her as a key figure in the art of film editing, making her a highly regarded professional in the industry.

Biography/Timeline

1955

Schoonmaker did not live in the United States until she was a teenager, in 1955, and was initially alienated and dumbfounded by American culture. Schoonmaker was interested in a career in international diplomacy and began attending Cornell University in 1957, where she studied political science and the Russian language.When she graduated from Cornell in 1961, she began taking State Department tests in order to apply for positions in the U.S. government.

1967

She signed up for a brief six-week course in filmmaking at New York University (NYU), where she came into contact with budding young filmmaker Martin Scorsese, who was struggling to complete his film What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? A negative cutter had butchered his film, not leaving enough negative frames to allow for hot splicing. A film professor asked her to help Scorsese; a close working relationship with him unfolded over the next thirty-five years. Schoonmaker edited Scorsese's first feature film, Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967).

1984

She was introduced to Michael Powell by Scorsese and London-based film Producer Frixos Constantine. The couple were married from May 19, 1984 until his death in 1990. The couple had no children.

2012

In 2012, the Motion Picture Editors Guild published a list of the 75 best-edited films of all time based on a survey of its membership. Three films edited by Schoonmaker with Scorsese are on this list: Raging Bull (1980), listed first, Goodfellas (1990), listed fifteenth, and Hugo (2011), listed sixty-ninth. Only George Tomasini, the Editor of Alfred Hitchcock's films in the 1950s, has more appearances on this list.

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