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EDGAR BURCKSEN MAY 13, 1947 — APRIL 7, 2024 50 C I N E M O N T A G E I N M E M O R I A M Edgar Burcksen editing "Separated," a Dutch film released in 1979. E d g a r B u r c k s e n , a l o n g t i m e A C E Board Member and Emmy-winning editor of the "Young Indiana Jones" series, has died at 76 due to complications from a heart attack. Edgar was a longtime editor of fea- tures, documentaries, and TV series. In addition to his Emmy for editing the pilot of "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles," Ed- gar won the ACE Robert Wise award, as well as the Golden Calf at the Nederlands Film Festival. B o r n i n H o l l a n d , E d ga r s ta r te d h i s career editing features in Amsterdam. He came to the U.S. and joined Industrial Light and Magic where he was the effects editor on "Die Hard 2" and "The Hunt for Red October." George Lucas selected him to con- sult on the user interface of the EditDroid, a precursor to the Avid. Edgar edited the feature "Left Lug- ga ge" (G o l d e n B e a r No m i n e e), a m o n g others. His documentary credits include the Oscar-nominated "Colors Straight Up" (for Michelle Ohayon), "Darfur Now," " H o l l yw o o d B a n ke r," a n d Ke v i n C o s t- ner's "500 Nations." As much as he was dedicated to the art and craft of editing, Edgar was an equally devoted and active member within the editing community. Edgar served as a past ACE board member and writer and Edi- tor-in-Chief of CinemaEditor Magazine for nearly 20 years. Edgar was influential in furthering the development of the Inter- national Partnership Program within ACE. Outside of his activism within ACE, Edgar was an advocate of Tempo, an inter- national association connecting film editors from around the world. In addition to his work on expanding awareness and oppor- tunities for international editors, Edgar was an educator to young aspiring editors and taught Advanced Film Editing at the Academy of Art University of San Francisco. Edgar loved his work, family, friends and cycling. For those who didn't know, Edgar was an ultramarathon cyclist who had com- pleted 25 double centuries (200-mile rides). P l e a s e c o n s i d e r k e e p i n g E d g a r 's memory and vibrancy alive by donating to h i s f a m i l y 's s u p p o r t f u n d : h t t p s : // www.gofundme.com/f/help-support-ed- gar-burcksens-family. ■ — Jenni McCormick