John Wright (Film Editor) Obituary

Emmy-nominated film editor, John Wright has been reported dead by his wife Jane Wright.

According to her, the Apocalypto film editor died after several years of battling prostate and bone cancer. He died at the age of 79.

He was nominated for the 1989 Emmy Award for Best Editing for the movie, My Name Is Bill W. Some of his popular movies includeConvoy (1978), The Running Man (1987), Necessary Roughness (1991), Broken Arrow (1996), X-Men (2000), Glory Road, and Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk (2008).

Wright started his career as an editor at KABC-TV right after graduating from Van Nuys High School. He also worked on National Geographic and Jacques Costeau specials during the early stages of his career.

He received an Oscar nomination for Speed by Jan de Bont, and The Hunt for Red October, one of the movies he edited for John McTiernan.

Wright was also known for several films. Some of them include The Passion of Christ (2004) and Apocalypto (2006) which he collaborated with Director Mel Gibson.

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