Jon Gregory obit

Jon Gregory Dies: Editor Of Films Such As ‘Three Billboards,’ ‘Secrets & Lies’ And ‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’ Was 77

 

He was not on the list.

Jon Gregory, editor of such films as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and In Bruges has died, a representative confirmed to Deadline. He was 77.

Gregory worked with Mike Leigh across the director’s storied career, from an early short called The Short & Curlies to one of Leigh’s first features, High Hopes, to some of the director’s best-known work — such as Life Is Sweet, Naked and Secrets & Lies — to one of his most recent works, Peterloo. Leigh remembered his frequent collaborator in a piece posted by The Guardian today.

In it, Leigh praised Gregory’s ability to compose complex component parts into a cohesive whole. “He brought to the task his unique characteristic skill, imagination, sensitivity and sophistication, while, as always, staying true to the material,” wrote the director. He praised Gregory’s sense of when not to edit, as well.

Leigh recalled a key early scene in the film “when the mother and daughter meet for the first time, and sit side by side in an empty cafe,” he wrote. Instead of flexing his editing muscles, Leigh reflected that, “Jon unequivocally encouraged me to have the confidence to let the action play uninterrupted, with no cuts or close-ups. And it worked perfectly.”

Gregory’s work for other directors was equally impressive. It included John Hillcoat’s The Road and The Proposition, Chen Kaige’s Killing Me Softly, Mike Newell’s Donnie Brasco and Pushing Tin, Richard LaGravenese’s Living Out Loud, John Maclean’s Slow West , Gregor Jordan’s Ned Kelly, Amma Asante’s A United Kingdom and Tanya Wexler’s Hysteria.

Three Billboards earned Gregory an Oscar nomination in 2018 as well as BAFTA and ACE Eddie nominations. He won the British Independent Film Awards editing gong for his work on the film. In all, Gregory was nommed for three BAFTAs and three ACE Eddies, and won one of the latter for Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series for A Year in Provence in 1993.

Leigh said in his remembrance today that his friend died on September 9 after a short illness.

Editor

Peterloo (2018)

Peterloo

6.5

Editor

2018

 

Woody Harrelson, Frances McDormand, and Sam Rockwell in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

8.1

film editor

2017

 

David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom (2016)

A United Kingdom

6.9

Editor

2016

 

Thekla Reuten in De reünie (2015)

De reünie

5.5

Editor

2015

 

Ben Mendelsohn, Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Caren Pistorius in Slow West (2015)

Slow West

6.9

Editor

2015

 

Timothy Spall in Mr. Turner (2014)

Mr. Turner

6.8

Editor

2014

 

The Equestrian (2012)

The Equestrian

8.0

Short

Editor

2012

 

Sam Kelly, Eddie Marsan, Samantha Spiro, Danielle Bird, and Nichole Bird in A Running Jump (2012)

A Running Jump

6.1

Short

Editor

2012

 

Hugh Dancy and Maggie Gyllenhaal in Hysteria (2011)

Hysteria

6.7

Editor

2011

 

West Is West (2010)

West Is West

6.4

Editor

2010

 

Another Year (2010)

Another Year

7.4

Editor

2010

 

Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Road (2009)

The Road

7.2

Editor

2009

 

Colm Meaney, Imelda Staunton, Mackenzie Crook, and Gemma Arterton in A Deal Is a Deal (2008)

A Deal Is a Deal

6.1

Editor

2008

 

Ralph Fiennes, Colin Farrell, and Brendan Gleeson in In Bruges (2008)

In Bruges

7.9

Editor

2008

 

Christina Ricci, Reese Witherspoon, Catherine O'Hara, and James McAvoy in Penelope (2006)

Penelope

6.7

Editor

2006

 

The River King (2005)

The River King

5.7

Editor

2005

 

Guy Pearce in The Proposition (2005)

The Proposition

7.3

Editor

2005

 

Matthew Goode and Mandy Moore in Chasing Liberty (2004)

Chasing Liberty

6.1

Editor

2004

 

Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom in Ned Kelly (2003)

Ned Kelly

6.4

Editor

2003

 

Joseph Fiennes and Heather Graham in Killing Me Softly (2002)

Killing Me Softly

5.4

Editor

2002

 

Kirsten Dunst, Lynn Redgrave, and Julia Brendler in Deeply (2000)

Deeply

5.9

Editor

2000

 

Beautiful Creatures (2000)

Beautiful Creatures

5.8

Editor

2000

 

Bait

5.7

Short

Editor

1999

 

John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, and Angelina Jolie in Pushing Tin (1999)

Pushing Tin

6.0

Editor

1999

 

Danny DeVito and Queen Latifah in Living Out Loud (1998)

Living Out Loud

6.5

Editor

1998

 

Johnny Depp and Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco (1997)

Donnie Brasco

7.7

Editor

1997

 

Brenda Blethyn and Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Secrets & Lies (1996)

Secrets & Lies

8.0

Editor

1996

 

Loch Ness (1996)

Loch Ness

5.5

Editor

1996

 

Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, and Georgina Cates in An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

An Awfully Big Adventure

5.8

Editor

1995

 

Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Simon Callow, John Hannah, and Charlotte Coleman in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

Four Weddings and a Funeral

7.1

Editor

1994

 

David Thewlis in Naked (1993)

Naked

7.7

Editor

1993

 

Lindsay Duncan and John Thaw in A Year in Provence (1993)

A Year in Provence

7.7

TV Mini Series

Editor

1993

2 episodes

 

Jim Broadbent in A Sense of History (1992)

A Sense of History

7.8

TV Movie

Editor

1992

 

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks, and David Jason in The Darling Buds of May (1991)

The Darling Buds of May

7.8

TV Series

Editor

1992

2 episodes

 

London Kills Me (1991)

London Kills Me

6.1

Editor

1991

 

God on the Rocks (1990)

God on the Rocks

6.7

TV Movie

Editor

1990

 

Jane Horrocks and Claire Skinner in Life Is Sweet (1990)

Life Is Sweet

7.4

Editor

1990

 

Bill Paterson in Traffik (1989)

Traffik

8.4

TV Mini Series

Editor

1989

6 episodes

 

Leave to Remain (1988)

Leave to Remain

6.2

TV Movie

Editor

1988

 

High Hopes (1988)

High Hopes

7.4

Editor

1988

 

Sylvestra Le Touzel in The Short & Curlies (1987)

The Short & Curlies

6.6

TV Short

Editor

1987

 

Stress

TV Movie

Editor

1986

 

The Nation's Health (1983)

The Nation's Health

7.4

TV Series

Editor

1983

4 episodes

 

Lisa Harrow in Nancy Astor (1982)

Nancy Astor

8.1

TV Mini Series

Editor

1982

9 episodes

 

BBC2 Playhouse (1973)

BBC2 Playhouse

6.5

TV Series

Editor

1982

1 episode

 

Play for Today (1970)

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

Editor

1979–1982

4 episodes

 

Ronnie Barker in Open All Hours (1976)

Open All Hours

7.6

TV Series

Editor

1981

7 episodes

 

Editorial Department

The Lady of Heaven (2021)

The Lady of Heaven

5.7

consulting editor

2021

 

James McAvoy in Filth (2013)

Filth

7.0

additional editor

2013

 

Shaking Dream Land (2006)

Shaking Dream Land

5.7

supervising editor

2006

 

Trevor Eve in Shoestring (1979)

Shoestring

7.5

TV Series

film editor

1980

1 episode

 

Play for Today (1970)

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

film editor (as John Gregory)

1977

1 episode