Edward Douglas "Doug" Ibold

It is with extremely heavy hearts we announce the passing of our friend, film editor and former American Cinema Editors board member, Doug Ibold, ACE. He lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 8th, 2023, surrounded by his closest friends who had become his Los Angeles family at the Motion Picture & Television Fund Mary Pickford House in Woodland Hills, California.
Born January 23, 1940, in Cincinnati, Ohio to Robert Arthur Ibold and Edythe Dethlefe Ibold, Doug was raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, graduated from Florida State University, and early in his career worked for WTVT in Tampa/St Pete. He was proud to be the CBS pool camera operator of an RCA TK 11 on the pitching deck of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wasp televising his first live shots of the Gemini 6 and 7 space capsule landings via the Telstar Satellite.
Doug shot and edited film for John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the early 70s and then transitioned to a successful career as a film editor in Los Angeles. He cut shows for Don Bellisario and edited the original pilot for Dick Wolf's seminal "Law and Order". His working relationship with Dick Wolf would last for many decades. Among his numerous television credits, in addition to "Law and Order" and "Law and Order SVU", are "Quincy M.E.", the original "Magnum P.I.", "Miami Vice," "Walker Texas Ranger", "Xena: Warrior Princess", "Tour of Duty", "Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel", and many others. Feature film credits include "Ladies and Gentlemen - The Rolling Stones", Christopher Crowe's "Off Limits" and Lee Katzin's "The Break" and others.
Thanks to the efforts of many assistant editors, whom he thanked profusely, he grudgingly transitioned from physically cutting film on a Moviola and became a whiz at editing electronically. Doug served on the American Cinema Editors Board for the better part of two decades, was an Emmy and Eddie Award-nominated film editor, and received the ACE Career Achievement Award in 2012. Doug's Eddie Award, Dick Wolf's Career Achievement presentation, and a reel of his work edited by Melissa McCoy, ACE, can be found at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch
v=N8z2DZ29qrc
An excerpt from his ACE Award Tribute Book article written by Liza Cardinale, ACE, says it best:
"A restless spirit and boundless curiosity propelled him throughout his successful career, and made his list of accomplishments more varied than usually found on the resumes of prime-time television editors. From jazz bass player to commercial director to rock 'n' roll cinematographer, and eventually to editor, Ibold always had his finger on the pulse of his time and managed to stay engaged and relevant as years went by."
He is survived by his brother Robert Ibold of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, nieces and nephews and their families, and a lifetime of friends and peers. Doug will be profoundly missed by everyone who knew him. Condolences can be sent to his family through his nephew:
Jay Ibold
2097 West Valley Road
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
Doug requested no formal services be held; however, a celebration of his life will be scheduled in a few months. Doug was happy to spend his last days at the Motion Picture Country Home and would be pleased to know donations were being made in his name to MPTF.
https://mptf.com/donate/