Vassar College.
In 1989, Klein received a bachelor"s degree in psychology from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New New York Klein was offered an internship with editor Joe Hutshing on the film John F Kennedy (directed by Oliver Stone-1991). His first editing cr (as an apprentice to editors David Brenner and Sally Menke) was for the 1993 film Heaven & Earth (directed by Oliver Stone).
Klein shared this cr with Leslie Jones and Billy Weber.
The film was directed by Terrence Malick. Klein and Joe Hutshing co-edited Almost Famous (2000), which was directed by Cameron Crowe.
Klein edited The Bourne Identity (directed by Doug Liman - 2002), 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 (2005) (again with director Terrence Malick).
Malick"s films have typically used several editors. Klein recently edited Jumper (2008) (with director Doug Liman). Klein has written and directed two short films, Nouveau Riche Number.
11 and Nouveau Riche Number.
34, which have been shown at several film festivals. His directorial debut film Things People Do is scheduled to have its premiere in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in 2014.