Steven Weisberg
Birth nameSteven Charles Weisberg
Birth dateJanuary 16, 1955
Birth placeNew York City, New York, U.S.
Death dateOctober 16, 2023 (aged 68)
Death placeWoodland Hills, Los Angeles, U.S.
Notable worksMen in Black II
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1987–2012
SpouseSusan Ellicott (m. 1996; div. 2008)

Steven Charles Weisberg (January 16, 1955 – October 16, 2023) was an American film editor known for his collaborations with directors Alfonso Cuarón and Barry Sonnenfeld.

Life and career

Born in New York City, Weisberg was a graduate of Syracuse University and Binghamton University. He had two children with his wife, British journalist Susan Ellicott, whom he was married to from 1996 to 2008.[1] His later partner was theater director Susan Stroman.[2][3]

Weisberg earned his first credit as an associate editor on Gaby: A True Story (1987). He was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease in 2010, and worked until 2012's Hope Springs. He died of complications from Alzheimer's at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Los Angeles, on October 16, 2023. He was 68.[1][2]

Filmography

YearFilmDirector
1987Gaby: A True StoryLuis Mandoki
1990The Color of EveningSteve Stafford
1992MistressBarry Primus
1995Miami RhapsodyDavid Frankel
A Little PrincessAlfonso Cuarón
1996The Cable GuyBen Stiller
1998Great ExpectationsAlfonso Cuarón
Permanent MidnightDavid Veloz
1999Message in a BottleLuis Mandoki
2000Nurse BettyNeil LaBute
2002Big TroubleBarry Sonnenfeld
Men in Black II
2003I Am DavidPaul Feig
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanAlfonso Cuarón
2005AsylumDavid Mackenzie
The ProducersSusan Stroman
2006Man of the YearBarry Levinson
2007Mr. Magorium's Wonder EmporiumZach Helm
2009Mother and ChildRodrigo García
2010Morning GloryRoger Michell
2011Albert NobbsRodrigo García
2012Sir BilliSascha Hartmann
Hope SpringsDavid Frankel

Television

YearTitleDirector
1989The Wickedest WitchSteve Dubin
Vietnam War Story: The Last DaysDavid Burton Morris
Sandy Smolan
Luis Soto
1993Bakerfield P.D.
Last LightKiefer Sutherland
2001The Tick

References

  1. ^ Barnes, Mike (October 24, 2023). "Steven Weisberg, Film Editor on 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' and 'Men in Black II,' Dies at 68". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Murphy, J. Kim (October 23, 2023). "Steven Weisberg, Film Editor on 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' and 'Great Expectations,' Dies at 68". Variety. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Lahr, John. "Joy Ride". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 23, 2023.