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- Birth nameJohn Neares Carter
- John Carter was born on September 22, 1922 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an editor and director, known for Boomerang (1992), Friday (1995) and Les chemins de la dignité (2000). He was married to Carole Carter. He died on August 13, 2018 in White Plains, New York, USA.
- SpouseCarole Carter(? - August 13, 2018) (his death, 3 children)
- The first African-American to join the American Cinema Editors society,.
- He was hired by CBS in 1956 and became the first African-American editor for network television in New York. He gained experience in CBS' documentary unit before creating his own production company, John Carter Associates.
- After a stint in the U.S. Army as a staff sergeant trained at the New York Institute of Photography, he took an apprenticeship with the Signal Corps Pictorial Center.
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