John Carter (film editor)
John Carter | |
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Portrait of John Carter | |
| Born | September 22, 1922 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 2018 (aged 95) White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Years active | 1956–2018 |
John Neares Carter (September 22, 1922 – August 13, 2018) was an American film editor. He rose to the ranks at CBS on the Ed Sullivan Show, becoming the first African-American film editor to be employed by network television in New York. For the last four of his twelve years with CBS, he was the supervising film editor for the award-winning documentary unit, Eye On New York. John left CBS to form his own company John Carter Associates, Inc.