Frank J. Urioste
Frank Joseph Urioste (born April 28, 1938) is an American film editor with about 30 film credits. He has been nominated three times for the Academy Award for Film Editing, for RoboCop (1987), Die Hard (1988), and Basic Instinct (1992).
Early life
Urioste was born to Frank T. Urioste and Angelina "Angie" Saracino (1909-2006). He also has a sister, Carol. His father worked as an airplane bomb site manufacturer during World War II, and shortly afterwards started at MGM, where he was a music editor for over 30 years.
Career
Urioste began his career in 1957, when he worked with Henry Mancini at MGM as a music editor.
The first film that Urioste edited was What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969). He continued to edit films during the 1970s, such as Midway (1976), Damnation Alley (1977) and The Boys in Company C. Urioste has also worked in television; in 1979, he edited the television film, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In 1974, he edited the film The Spikes Gang. In 1979, he edited Fast Break.
