Starting as a film editor at age 17, George Amy (1903 - 1986) found his niche at Warner Brothers in the 1930s. It was Amy's editing that was one of the main reasons Warners' films got their reputation for their fluid style and breakneck pace. He was a favourite of such top Warners directors as Michael Curtiz and Howard Hawks, and won an Academy Award for editing Hawks' “Air Force” (1943). He received Oscar nominations for Curtiz's "Yankee Doodle Dandy" in 1942 and Raoul Walsh's fanciful war film "Objective, Burma!" in 1945. Although Amy directed several shorts and a few features on his own for Warners, they didn't meet with much success. In the 1950s he turned to editing and directing for television. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Film editing. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warner Bros. ... Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 - April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, whose best known films include The Adventures of Robin Hood, Casablanca, and White Christmas. ... Howard Hawks Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and writer of the classic Hollywood era. ... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in aerial warfare. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 biographical film about George M. Cohan, starring James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney. ... This article is about the year. ... Raoul Walsh (March 11, 1887 – December 31, 1980) was an American motion picture director. ... Objective, Burma! is a 1945 movie about a group of commandos in the China Burma India Theater of World War II. Errol Flynn plays the leader of a detachment of United States Army soldiers who parachute into Burma to destroy a Japanese radar station and then have to fight their... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...