Saar Klein is an American film editor who has been nominated twice for Academy Awards, and who received an ACE Eddie Award for editing the latter film. Klein was born in Israel. He emigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of 10. In 1989, Klein received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. Klein was offered an internship with editor Joe Hutshing on the film JFK; his first editing credit was for the 1993 film Heaven & Earth. The Thin Red Line, which was nominated for an editing Academy Award, was only his second credit as an editor. Klein shared this credit with Leslie Jones and Billy Weber; the film was directed by Terrence Malick. Klein and Joe Hutshing co-edited Almost Famous, which was directed by Cameron Crowe. Klein edited The Bourne Identity, which was the first in the series of films based on the novels of Robert Ludlum. Christopher Rouse, who worked as an additional editor on The Bourne Identity, edited the subsequent films that were directed by Paul Greengrass. Klein subsequently co-edited The New World; Malick's films have typically used several editors. Klein recently edited Jumper. 

January 1st, 1967 in Israel (Age 57)