Steven Weisberg, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Men in Black II editor, dies at 68

Steven Weisberg, film editor who worked with popular directors like Alfonso Cuarón, Barry Sonnenfeld and Rodrigo García among others, died aged 68. Weisberg breathed his last on October 16 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles after five years of care following the onset of Alzheimer’s. Weisberg's ex-wife, Susan Ellicott, confirmed the news of his death. He was diagnosed when he was 55, she said.

He is survived by his two sons-- Nathaniel, who is a historian and educator and Joseph, an artist, set builder and musician. He was married to Ellicott, a British journalist and television documentarian, from 1996-2008.

Weisber's work in films over the years

Weisberg collaborated with Alfonso Cuarón on A Little Princess (1995), Great Expectations (1998) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). Together, they struck a rhythm which was evident in the work they produced together.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Weisberg worked with Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld on the 2001 Fox pilot for The Tick, Big Trouble (2002) and Men in Black II (2002). With Rodrigo García, he worked on Mother and Child (2009) and Albert Nobbs (2011).

Weisber's early days and journey in entry into filmmaking

Born in New York City on January 16, 1955, Steven Charles Weisberg attended the State University of New York at Binghamton and Syracuse University and received an associate editor credit on Gaby: A True Story (1987), according to the Hollywood portal.

Other popular titles that Weisberg worked on included The Cable Guy (1996), Permanent Midnight (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), I Am David (2003), The Producers (2005), Man of the Year (2006), Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and Hope Springs (2012).

He launched Lush Meadow Productions in 2008.