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Hubert de la Bouillerie, Editor of 'Woodstock' and 'Witches of Eastwick,' Dies at 75
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In Short: Hubert de la Bouillerie, a film editor whose credits include 'Woodstock' and 'The Witches of Eastwick,' has died at 75 in Los Angeles.
Hubert de la Bouillerie, a film editor whose credits include the influential documentary 'Woodstock' and George Miller's 'The Witches of Eastwick,' died on August 8 in Los Angeles, according to his family. He was 75.
Born on January 28, 1951, in France, de la Bouillerie began his career as an assistant editor on films such as 'Rollerball,' 'And Justice for All,' and 'Firefox,' as well as TV's 'Roots: The Next Generations' and 'Supertrain.' He received his first editor credit with the 1985 jailhouse comedy 'Doin’ Time.'
De la Bouillerie's career spanned over three decades, during which he edited more than 30 movies and TV programs. His notable works include 'Highlander II: The Quickening,' 'For Better or Worse,' 'Mo’ Money,' 'Blank Check,' 'Celtic Pride,' and the fifth and sixth installments of the 'Police Academy' franchise.
In addition to his editing work, de la Bouillerie was also an accomplished photographer and writer. He directed the 1996 television film 'The Right to Remain Silent,' which featured an ensemble cast including Lea Thompson, LL Cool J, Patrick Dempsey, Christopher Lloyd, Amanda Plummer, and Carl Reiner.
At Warner Bros., de la Bouillerie was a trusted film editor whom studio chiefs Bob Daly and Terry Semel relied on to review the final edit on the majority of features coming out of Burbank in the 1980s and '90s. He worked on films such as 'The Witches of Eastwick,' 'Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach,' 'Police Academy 6: City Under Siege,' 'Tango & Cash,' and 'Other People’s Money.'
De la Bouillerie's sister, Annie Goeke-de la Bouillerie, said he had been battling a long-term illness and was in hospice care for the last two weeks of his life. His wife, Debbie Robins de la Bouillerie, pre-deceased him.
The family described de la Bouillerie as a storyteller at heart, who was drawn to creativity and artistic expression throughout his life. He continued to develop his own projects as a writer and producer, reflecting the breadth of his interests and his lifelong commitment to storytelling.
De la Bouillerie is survived by his two children, Jacqueline Bell and Alexandre de la Bouillerie, as well as his sister Annie Goeke and his siblings Caroline Gruber, Juliette Glazebrook, Diane Cottrell, Helie de la Bouillerie, and Alban de la Bouillerie.
What this adds
The news of de la Bouillerie's death is just being reported by his family, with his passing occurring on August 8 in Los Angeles.
Background
Hubert de la Bouillerie, a film editor whose credits include 'Woodstock' and 'The Witches of Eastwick,' has died at 75.
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 60 miles (95 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music", it attracted an audience of more than 460,000.
The Witches of Eastwick is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike. A sequel, The Widows of Eastwick, was published in 2008.
What's confirmed
- He also was an accomplished photographer and writer.
- Hubert de la Bouillerie, a film editor whose credits range from the influential documentary Woodstock, And Justice for All and Rollerball to The Witches of Eastwick, two Police Academy movies, Tango and Cash and Celtic Pride, has died.
What's still developing
- De la Bouillerie began his career on a high note as an editor on the Oscar-winning documentary Woodstock, which chronicled the landmark 1969 music festival that defined the counterculture generation.
- He received an additional editing credit on Woodstock (1970) — Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker were among the credited film editors on the Michael Wadleigh’s landmark documentary — and served as an assistant editor on Norman Jewison ’s Rollerball (1975).
- 28, 1951, the eldest child of Baron Henri de la Bouillerie and Elinor Marcus.
- “Whether working with moving images in an editing room, directing actors, developing a screenplay, looking through the lens of his camera or putting words onto a page, he was drawn throughout his life to creativity and artistic expression,” the family wrote in a statement.
- Earlier in his life, Hubert was married to Hilary Saltzman, daughter of film producer Harry Saltzman, who, together with Albert R.