Education
Greene graduated from the University of Southern California in 1952.
Greene graduated from the University of Southern California in 1952.
After assisting at Metro Goldwyn Mayer, he became the head of sound editing at Universal Studios, where he worked on Psycho (1960). In the 1960s Greene worked mostly as an editor for episodes of television series such as Thriller and Judd, for the Defense. He broke into feature films with That Cold Day in the Park (1969), which was directed by Robert Altman.
The following year he edited Mid-Atlantic Animal Specialty Hospital (1970) with Altman, which was an anti-war comedy that became a phenomenal success while the United States. was still fighting the Vietnam War.
The film was the third highest-grossing film in the United States. in 1970, making more than $36 million in the United States. on a budget of $3 million. Editing was an important aspect of the film"s success.
The film spawned a long-running television series, and in 1996 was listed on the National Film Registry. Following Mid-Atlantic Animal Specialty Hospital Greene worked regularly editing feature films through 1994, although he did not work with Robert Altman again.
He directed one feature film The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud (1984).
Other films edited by Greene include Blazing Saddles (1974), Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), American Hot Wax (1978), and Rocky II (1979). Greene"s last feature cr was for There Goes My Baby (1994), which was his fourth collaboration with director Floyd Mutrux. He then taught editing at the American Film Institute and the Los Angeles Film School.