David Brenner, Oscar-Winning Film Editor for Zack Snyder and Oliver Stone, Dies at 59

Brenner won the Oscar for Stone’s “Born on the Fourth of July” and was most recently editing the “Avatar” sequels

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David Brenner in 2015 (Getty Images)

David Brenner, an Oscar-winning film editor who has worked extensively with Zack Snyder and Oliver Stone, among other filmmakers, has died. He was 59.

Brenner died suddenly in his home in West Hollywood on Thursday, his wife, actress Amber Brenner, first told THR. The news was also confirmed in a GoFundMe page set up by “Avatar” producer Jon Landau, as well as in a social media post by Snyder. Amber Brenner did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.

A cause of death has not been released.

Brenner won his Oscar in 1990 (shared with Joe Hutshing) for working on Stone’s “Born on the Fourth of July.”

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