Jonathan Oppenheim
- July 16, 2020
- 67 years
About Jonathan Oppenheim
Jonathan Oppenheim was a notable figure. Oppenheim died in 2020 at the age of 67.
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Full Biography
|Jonathan Louis Oppenheim (November 10, 1952 – July 16, 2020) was an American film and television editor, producer, and writer.
Biography
The son of Judy Holliday, an actress, and David Oppenheim, a clarinetist and television producer, Oppenheim was mainly employed on documentary films. He was known for his work on The Oath (2010) and Paris Is Burning (1990). He edited over 24 films as well as being a story consultant and writer on many others. Oppenheim was a fellow, and a continual and long term mentor and advisor, at the Sundance Institute's Documentary Edit and Story Laboratory.
He was married to Josie Oppenheim, a psychoanalyst who was a relative of Stella Adler, and they had one daughter.
Oppenheim died from brain cancer on July 16, 2020, aged 67. He was interred at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Queens.
The Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award commemorates him.
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Articles & News
- "Jonathan Oppenheim, Editor of 'Paris is Burning,' Dies at 67"variety.com
- Jonathan Oppenheim, 'Paris Is Burning' Editor, Dies at 67hollywoodreporter.com
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