Gene Ruggiero
(1910 - 2002)


Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Film editor who entered American film with GOD IS MY WITNESS (1931) at Astor Pictures. Other notable credits include NINOTCHKA (1939), THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940), several "Dr. Kildare" and "Tarzan" features, SONG OF THE THIN MAN (1947), THE TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS (1950), THE GREAT CARUSO (1951), THE STUDENT PRINCE (1954), OKLAHOMA! (1955), AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (1956), THE WINGS OF EAGLES (1957), ARRIVEDERCI ROMA and TORPEDO RUN (both 1958), half a dozen Italian pictures in the early 1960s, CAST A GIANT SHADOW (1966), MARLOWE (1969) and his last film, THE MANITOU (1978).

 Nominated for Film Editing 1955: OKLAHOMA! (w. George Boemler)
 Film Editing 1956: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (w. Paul Weatherwax)

2 nominations, 1 Award