Thomas Holland Priestley (22 April 1932 – 25 December 2023) was a British film and sound editor, whose career spanned from 1961 to 1990.
[5][6] Upon leaving Cambridge, Priestley found employment at Shepperton Studios and worked in various roles including assistant sound editor.
These included Karel Reisz, Lindsay Anderson, John Boorman, Roman Polanski, Jack Clayton, James Scott and Blake Edwards.
Priestley edited the 1982 film A Shocking Accident, directed by James Scott, which won the Oscar in 1983 for Best Live Action Short.
From 1990, Priestley spent his time more in the world lecturing on film editing and handling the estate of his late father.