Steven Weisberg, ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ film editor, dead at 68

Steven Weisberg, a film editor whose works include “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” “Men In Black II” and “Great Expectations,” died Oct. 16. He was 68.

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Weisberg died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, after five years of care for early onset Alzheimer’s disease, his ex-wife, Susan Ellicott, announced. She said he was diagnosed when he was 55, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Weisberg was also film editor for “A Little Princess” in 1995, “Mother and Child” in 2009 and “Albert Nobbs” in 2011, the entertainment news site reported.

According to Variety, Weisberg also excelled at editing studio comedies and features, beginning with “The Cable Guy” in 1996. He also edited “The Tick,” “Big Trouble,” “Permanent Midnight,” “Morning Glory” and “Nurse Betty.”

His final editing credit came in 2012 in “Hope Springs,” the magazine reported.

Weisberg was born on Jan. 16, 1955, in New York City and received degrees from Syracuse University and Binghamton University, Variety reported.

He launched Lush Meadow Productions in 2008, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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