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George Folsey Jr., Editor and Producer on John Landis Movies, Dies at 84


'Coming to America' film editor George Folsey Jr. has died at 84.

Some of his other editing credits include the “Michael Jackson: Thriller” music video, “Hot Tub Time Machine,” “Clarity,” “Wolf Mountain,” “Just Swipe,” “Summer Rain,” “Despair,” “Freeloaders,” “Chain of Command” and “My Sister.” Among his producing credits are “Schlock,” “The Blues Brothers,” “An American Werewolf in London,” “Coming to America,” “Grumpier Old Men,” “Michael Jackson: Number Ones,” “Wendy Liebman: Taller on TV,” “Spies Like Us,” “Into The Night,” “Twilight Zone: The Movie” and “Glass Houses.” His credits as an executive producer include “Clue,” “The Thing Called Love,” “Greedy,” “Death Link” and “Reboot Camp.” He was acquitted in a 1980s manslaughter case pertaining to the deaths of actor Vic Morrow as well as two children involved in a helicopter accident on the set of “Twilight Zone: The Movie.” Folsey Jr. attended St. Paul the Apostle, Loyola High School and Pomona college.

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