Overview
- Ian Crafford died on July 22, 2026, at his home in Brazil after a long fight with cancer, his son Scott told The Hollywood Reporter.
- Crafford began at Elstree Studios at 17 and worked as an assistant and sound editor on 1960s and 1970s films, including handling sound effects on Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
- He moved into picture editing in the late 1970s and edited major titles such as The Medusa Touch, Never Say Never Again and Field of Dreams, the last of which prompted his move to the United States in 1988.
- His work on John Boorman’s Hope and Glory earned him a BAFTA nomination and, together with Field of Dreams, tied him to two films that were nominated for the Oscar Best Picture prize.
- After a four-decade career with final credits through 2012, Crafford retired to Brazil, and is survived by his wife Antonia and children Scott, Roberta, Monyka and Paul.