Verna Fields (21 March 1918 - 30 November 1982) was an American film editor and executive. March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining, as the final day of November. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Film editing. ...

Although she worked on many films, including American Graffiti and The Sugarland Express, she is probably best known for her work as film editor on Jaws. Due to the production problems with the malfunctioning shark, some have credited Fields for saving the film (though others point out that there must have been something to 'save' in the first place). American Graffiti is a 1973 film directed by George Lucas. ... The Sugarland Express is a movie starring Goldie Hawn. ... This article is about the 1975 film. ...

In the retrospective documentary featured on the DVD, Steven Spielberg says that she was affectionately referred to as 'Mother-cutter'. Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director. ...

After she won the Academy Award for Film Editing for her work on Jaws, she was promoted to a vice-chair at Universal Studios. The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... The current Universal Studios logo Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal, has production studios and offices located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County between Los Angeles and Burbank. ...

After John Hancock, the original director of Jaws 2 was sacked, it was suggested that she co-directed it with Joe Alves (who would later direct Jaws 3-D). Jeannot Szwarc was hired, however, to complete the film. Jaws 2 (1978) is the first sequel to Jaws. ... Jaws 3-D (a. ... Jeannot Szwarc (born 21 November 1939) is a French film director. ...

She died of cancer in Encino, California in 1982. Encino is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, California located in the San Fernando Valley. ...

Motion Picture Sound Editors sponsors the annual Verna Fields Award for Student Sound Editing.

External links

• Verna Fields at the Internet Movie Database
• Verna Fields Award and Ethel Crutcher Scholarship
• Cutting For Impact: A Conversation With Verna Fields From: American Film Institute