John Carter

Born 1922-09-22 · Newark, New Jersey, USA

Died 2018-08-13

John Neares Carter (September 22, 1922 – August 13, 2018) was an American film editor. He rose to the ranks at CBS on the Ed Sullivan Show, becoming the first African-American film editor to be employed by network television in New York. For the last four of his twelve years with CBS, he was the supervising film editor for the award-winning documentary unit, Eye On New York. John left CBS to form his own company John Carter Associates, Inc