Born in Elmira, NY. Hollywood veteran who began his editing career in the late 1930s. Reynolds won Oscars for THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) and THE STING (1973) and was nominated for FANNY (1961), THE SAND PEBBLES (1966), HELLO, DOLLY! (1969), THE GODFATHER (1972) and THE TURNING POINT (1977). He also served as post-production executive on Michael Cimino's ill-fated HEAVEN'S GATE (1980). Other notable (non-nominated) credits include ALGIERS (1938), GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY (1948), MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN and COME TO THE STABLE (both 1949), THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and THE FROGMEN (both 1951), BENEATH THE 12-MILE REEF (1953), THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN and DESIRÉE (both 1954), DADDY LONG LEGS, LOVE IS A MANY-SPLENDORED THING and GOOD MORNING, MISS DOVE (all 1955), TENDER IS THE NIGHT and TARAS BULBA (both 1962), OUR MAN FLINT (1965), STAR! (1968), THE GREAT WHITE HOPE (1970), THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER (1975), A LITTLE ROMANCE (1979), AUTHOR! AUTHOR! (1982), YELLOWBEARD (1983), THE LONELY GUY and THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL (1984), PIRATES (1986), ISHTAR (1987), A NEW LIFE (1988), NEWSIES (1992). His last film was CARPOOL (1996).  Nominated for Film Editing 1961: FANNY  Film Editing 1965: THE SOUND OF MUSIC  Nominated for Film Editing 1966: THE SAND PEBBLES  Nominated for Film Editing 1969: HELLO, DOLLY!  Nominated for Film Editing 1972: THE GODFATHER  Film Editing 1973: THE STING  Nominated for Film Editing 1977: THE TURNING POINT 7 nominations, 2 Awards