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.`