Rudi Fehr

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Rudi Fehr was a German-born American film editor and studio executive known for his influential career at Warner Bros., where he worked for 40 years and edited more than thirty films, including classics of Hollywood's golden age.

Born in Berlin on July 6, 1911, Fehr fled Nazi Germany in 1933 after being ousted as a Jew, later emigrating to the United States in 1936 and establishing himself in Hollywood's editing rooms, contributing to notable works such as Key Largo (1948) and Dial M for Murder (1954).

Later in his career, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing for Prizzi's Honor (1985), directed by John Huston, shared with his daughter Kaja Fehr.

Fehr advanced to executive positions at Warner Bros. and remained active in cultural initiatives, including founding the Los Angeles-Berlin Sister City Committee to foster ties between his adopted home and his birthplace. He died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on April 16, 1999.

In brief

Rudolf "Rudi" Fehr, (July 6, 1911 – April 16, 1999) was a German-born American film editor and studio executive. He had more than thirty credits as an editor of feature films including Key Largo (1946), Dial M for Murder (1954), and Prizzi's Honor (1985). He worked for more than forty years for the Warner Brothers film studio, where he was the Head of Post-production from 1955 through 1976.

Fehr was instrumental in establishing the 1967 "sister city" connection between Los Angeles and Berlin, which he had fled in the 1930s.