James Lyons (film)
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James K. Lyons aka Jim, was an American
film editor and actor
who frequently collaborated with Todd Haynes
. He is probably best known for editing The Virgin Suicides
.
He died in Manhattan
of squamous cell carcinoma
, at the age of 46, after more than a decade of treatment for HIV
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film editor and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who frequently collaborated with Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes is an American independent film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his feature films Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Poison, Velvet Goldmine, Safe, and the Academy Award-nominated Far from Heaven and I'm Not There.- Style and themes :The writes that "Haynes is...
. He is probably best known for editing The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides (film)
The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 American drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola, produced by her father Francis Ford Coppola, starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, and A.J...
.
He died in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
of squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma , occasionally rendered as "squamous-cell carcinoma", is a histologically distinct form of cancer. It arises from the uncontrolled multiplication of malignant cells deriving from epithelium, or showing particular cytological or tissue architectural characteristics of...
, at the age of 46, after more than a decade of treatment for HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
.
Filmography (as editor)
The director and release year for each film are indicated in parentheses. Lyons was usually credited simply as James Lyons.- PoisonPoison (film)Poison is a 1991 independent film written and directed by Todd Haynes. It is composed of three intercut stories that are partially inspired by the novels of Jean Genet...
(Haynes-1991) - The Debt (de AlmeidaBruno de AlmeidaBruno de Almeida was born in Paris in March 1965. Of Portuguese origins, he has lived between New York City and Lisbon since 1985.-Career:In 1993 his first film, The Debt, won the award for best short at the Cannes Film Festival Critic's Week and had a long run playing in 85 film festivals and...
-1993) - Late Fall (KliotJason KliotJason Kliot is an American independent movie producer based in New York. Kliot emerged with the American indie wave of the 90s, producing alongside his wife and business partner Joana Vicente. In 1995 Kliot and Vicente associate produced Todd Solondz's feature debut, Welcome to the Dollhouse,...
-1994) - Safe (Haynes-1995)
- Ratchet (JohnsonJohn Johnson-Artists and entertainers:*John Johnson , English lutenist and composer*John Johnson , trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red*John Johnson , American television reporter and anchor*J...
-1996) - Strawberry Fields (TajiriRea TajiriRea Tajiri is a Japanese American video artist and filmmaker.She was born in Chicago, Illinois. Tajiri attended California Institute of the Arts and worked as a producer on various film and video projects in Los Angeles and New York....
-1997) - Shooting Porn (LarsenRonnie LarsenRonnie Larsen is a playwright and film director specializing in writing plays about sex.His play Making Porn was based on the real lives of porn stars and in production was notable for casting porn actors. Productions have starred Blue Blake, Rex Chandler and Ryan Idol.In 1997 Larsen made a...
-1997) - First Love, Last Rites (PeretzJesse PeretzJesse Peretz is an American bass guitar player, feature film director, and Grammy-Award winning music video director.-Life and career:...
-1997) - Velvet GoldmineVelvet GoldmineVelvet Goldmine is a 1998 British/American drama film directed and co-written by Todd Haynes. The film tells the story of a pop star based mainly on David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' character and is set in Britain during the days of glam rock in the early 1970s.Sandy Powell received another Academy...
(Haynes-1998) - The Virgin SuicidesThe Virgin Suicides (film)The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 American drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola, produced by her father Francis Ford Coppola, starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, and A.J...
(CoppolaSofia CoppolaSofia Carmina Coppola is an American screenwriter, film director, actress, and producer.In 2003 she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation, and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing...
-1999) - Spring ForwardSpring ForwardSpring Forward is a film written by and was the directorial debut for Tom Gilroy, starring Ned Beatty, Liev Schreiber and Campbell Scott. Shot in sequence over the course of one year, it was released in 1999 by IFC Films and MGM for DVD....
(GilroyTom GilroyTom Gilroy is a writer/director/producer/actor from New York City.He has appeared in over 30 films, having worked with such directors as Ken Loach, Sidney Lumet, Jean-Luc Godard, Jim McKay, Christopher Munch, Cam Archer, Paul Auster and multi-media artist Robert Longo.He has written, directed and...
-1999) - The Château (Peretz-2001)
- Prozac NationProzac Nation (film)Prozac Nation is a 2001 American drama film directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg, starring Christina Ricci, Jason Biggs and Anne Heche. . It is based on an autobiography of the same name by Elizabeth Wurtzel, which describes Wurtzel's experiences with major depression...
(SkjoldbjærgErik SkjoldbjærgErik Skjoldbjærg is a Norwegian director and writer best known for co-writing and directing the film Insomnia and directing Prozac Nation-External links:...
-2001) - Far from HeavenFar from HeavenFar from Heaven is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes and starring Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, and Patricia Clarkson....
(Haynes-2002) - Ghostlight (Herrmann-2003)
- Imaginary HeroesImaginary HeroesImaginary Heroes is a 2004 American drama film written and directed by Dan Harris. It focuses on the traumatic effect the suicide of the elder son has on a suburban family.-Plot:...
(Harris-2004) - A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (Robinson-2007)