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Born in New York City. After a period of apprenticeship, he began cutting episodes of TV's "Hogan's Heroes" in the late 1960s. Gaining stature in the 1970s, through his work for Steven Spielberg, he became firmly established as one of Hollywood's prime editors after winning his first Academy Award for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981), a film noted for its breathtaking pace.
Other notable (non-nominated) editing credits include A MAN CALLED HORSE (1970), RAGE (1972), THE TRIAL OF BILLY JACK (1974), EYES OF LAURA MARS and ICE CASTLES (both 1978), 1941 (1979, also assoc. producer), USED CARS (1980), POLTERGEIST (1982), TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE (1983 - segment 2), INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM and FALLING IN LOVE (both 1984), THE GOONIES and THE COLOR PURPLE (both 1985), WISDOM (1986), INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE and ALWAYS (1989), ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990), TOY SOLDIERS and HOOK (both 1991), ALIVE and JURASSIC PARK (both 1993), CASPER (1995), TWISTER (1996), THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK and AMISTAD (both 1997), THE HAUNTING (1999), REINDEER GAMES (2000), A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGENCE (2001), MINORITY REPORT and CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (both 2002), LARA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: THE CRADLE OF LIFE and PETER PAN (both 2003), THE TERMINAL and LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (both 2004), WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005), 10 ITEMS OR LESS (2006), THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES and INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (both 2008), and LINCOLN, INTERSTELLAR and THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (all scheduled for 2009). In an era noted for digital innovation, Kahn reportedly still edits with an upright Moviola.
7 nominations, 3 Awards |