James Lyons (film editor) explained

James Lyons
Birth Name:	James K. Lyons
Birth Date:	October 8, 1960
Birth Place:	New York, United States
Death Place:	Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Occupation:	Film editor, screenwriter, actor
Known For:	Velvet Goldmine The Virgin Suicides
Partner:	Terrence Savage

James Lyons (October 8, 1960  - April 12, 2007) was an American film editor, screenwriter and actor who frequently collaborated with Todd Haynes. He is probably best known for editing The Virgin Suicides and editing and co-writing Velvet Goldmine. He also had a minor role in the 1996 film I Shot Andy Warhol as Billy Name.

Filmography as editor

• Poison (1991)
• The Debt (1993)
• Late Fall (1994)
• Safe (1995)
• Ratchet (1996)
• Strawberry Fields (1997)
• Shooting Porn (1997)
• First Love, Last Rites (1997)
• Velvet Goldmine (1998)
• The Virgin Suicides (1999)
• Spring Forward (1999)
• The Château (2001)
• Prozac Nation (2001)
• Far from Heaven (2002)
• Ghostlight (2003)
• Imaginary Heroes (2004)
• (2007)

Personal life

Lyons was involved in a long-term relationship with filmmaker Todd Haynes.^[1]

Death

He died in Manhattan of squamous cell carcinoma, at the age of 46, after more than a decade of treatment for HIV.^[2]

Further reading

• Web site: Remembering Jim Lyons: 1960 – 2007 . April 17, 2007 . . Following a short obituary, this article reproduces several remembrances of Lyons.
• James . Lyons . Sarah Schulman . Act Up Oral History Project-Interview of James Lyons . February 26, 2005 . The New York Lesbian & Gay Experimental Film Festival, Inc. .

Notes and References

1. Guthman, Edward. `Postcards' From a Traumatic Life. SF Gate, 28 July 1995. Accessed 4 July 2020.
2. News: Wyatt . Edward . April 16, 2007 . James Lyons, 46, Film Editor and Actor, Dies . The New York Times.