Thomas Gerald Stanford ( 1924 &ndash; December 23 , 2017 ) was an American film editor . He won an Academy Award at the 34th Academy Awards for Best Film Editing for the film '' West Side Story '' . He also edited 2 episodes of '' Burke 's Law '' and an episode of '' Route 66 '' . He died at the age of 93 in 2017
34th Academy Awards
34th Academy Awards
Thomas Stanford (film editor)