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Sam Fields
American film editor
Samuel Fields (Samuel Finkelstein, January 17, 1916 – July 15, 1954) was an American film editor.[2] He worked in the film industry since 1937[1] and became a realtor during the 1940s.[1] He eventually worked as a film editor from 1951 until his death in 1954.[1]
He was married to assistant sound editor Verna Fields in May 1946,[3] after meeting her through director Fritz Lang while working on the film The Woman in the Window.[1][4] After Fields' death, Verna would become a film editor for many films, most notably Jaws.[5] His father-in-law was screenwriter Sam Hellman.[6] His older brother was Jackie Fields, who was a professional boxer.[1][7]
In 1954, he died of a heart attack at the age of 38.[1][8] He was in Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California at the time of his death, and lived in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California.[9] His funeral service was held at Pierce Brothers Van Nuys on July 18, 1954.[10]