Toby Yates, the son of Oscar-nominated director-producer Peter Yates, died after a 40-year career as a film editor in Hollywood, as per The Hollywood Reporter. He was 61. Yates worked often with filmmaker Karen Moncrieff, editing her debut film, 'Blue Car,' as well as 'The Dead Girl' and 'The Trials of Cate McCall.'

He also edited' The Moon and the Stars' for filmmaker John Irvin, for which he got the best editor award at the Milano International Film Festival, as well as 'The Midnight Meat Train' and 'No One Lives' for director Ryuhei Kitamura. He most recently edited Damian Harris's film 'Brave the Dark.'