Director
Francis D. Lyon
121 years · Bowbells, North Dakota, USA · 32 films
Francis D. 'Pete' Lyon (July 29, 1905 – October 8, 1996) was an American film director, television director, and film editor. Born in Bowbells, North Dakota, Lyon moved to California to attend UCLA. After graduation, he moved to England to begin his career in film. He returned to the US and from the early 1930s to the 1950s, Lyon was exclusively an editor, except for one uncredited acting role in 1932. He worked on 29 films as an assistant editor or editor, including The Men in Her Life (1941) and Body and Soul (1947), the latter of which he and Robert Parrish received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. He moved on to directing, and co-founded United Pictures Corporation in 1966. He was credited on more than 20 additional films before retiring from the entertainment industry in 1970. In 1993, Lyon published a memoir, Twists of Fate: An Oscar Winner's International Career. Lyon died on October 8, 1996, in Green Valley, Arizona.
Best known for
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Tiger by the Tail
1970 · Producer
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1969 · Director
The Destructors
1968 · Director
The Money Jungle
1967 · Director
Castle of Evil
1966 · Director
Destination Inner Space
1966 · Director
The Best of Cinerama
1963 · Director
The Young and the Brave
1963 · Director
Tomboy and the Champ
1961 · Director
Escort West
1959 · Director
South Seas Adventure
1958 · Director
Gunsight Ridge
1957 · Director
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The Oklahoman
1957 · Director
Bailout at 43,000
1957 · Director
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The Great Locomotive Chase
1956 · Director
Cult of the Cobra
1955 · Director
The Bob Mathias Story
1954 · Director
Crazylegs
1953 · Director
Red Planet Mars
1952 · Editor
The First Legion
1951 · Editor
Dakota Lil
1950 · Editor
Red River
1948 · Editor
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Ruthless
1948 · Editor
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Adam Had Four Sons
1941 · Editor