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Ralph Kemplen

In a long and distinguished career, Ralph Kemplen (Film Editor) has won a British Academy Award for The Day of the Jackal and American Academy Award nominations for Moulin Rouge and Oliver!. Kemplen joined Michael Balcon's Gainsborough Studios as an assistant in the cutting rooms in 1928 and three years later cut his first film, The Frightened Lady.

During World War II he made training and propaganda films, subsequently joining Denham Studios. In 1950 he joined Romulus Films and spent twenty-seven years with the company. Kemplen's many credits include The African Queen, A Man for All Seasons, Escape to Athena, and The Great Muppet Caper.

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