Albert Akst
Musician, Film editor
1899 – 1958
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Who was Albert Akst?
Albert Akst was an American musician turned film editor, played saxophone in Meyer Davis Orchestra and on vaudeville until 1930. He became a film cutter of short subjects and later became an editor on 53 feature films, including Forbidden Passage, Johnny Eager, Ziegfeld Follies, Summer Stock, Brigadoon and Meet Me in Las Vegas. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Somebody Up There Likes Me.
Akst was born in New Jersey and died in Los Angeles, California.
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- Born
- Aug 31, 1899
New Jersey - Also known as
- Al Akst
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 19, 1958
Los Angeles - Resting place
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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