Born in Palmers Green, London, England, Kemplen joined Michael Balcon's Gainsborough Studios as an assistant in the cutting rooms in 1928 and three years later cut his first film, THE FRIGHTENED LADY. During World War II he made training and propaganda films, subsequently joining Denham Studios. In 1950 he joined Romulus Films and spent twenty-seven years with the company, working with John Huston (THE AFRICAN QUEEN, 1951; MOULIN ROUGE, 1952; BEAT THE DEVIL, 1953; FREUD, 1962; and THE BIBLE, 1966), Fred Zinnemann (A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, 1966; and THE DAY OF THE JACKAL, 1973), Carol Reed (OLIVER!, 1968) and Jim Henson (THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER, 1981; and THE DARK CRYSTAL, 1982). Kemplen also directed one film, THE SPANIARD'S CURSE (1958). Visit the Internet Movie Database for a full listing of Kemplen's editing and directing credits.  Nominated for Film Editing 1952: MOULIN ROUGE  Nominated for Film Editing 1968: OLIVER!  Nominated for Film Editing 1973: THE DAY OF THE JACKAL 3 nominations