Alma Macrorie
Alma Macrorie (born December 7, 1904 in Davenport , Iowa as Alma Ruth Macrorie , † June 28, 1970 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California ) was an American film editor .
Life
Macrorie began her career as an assistant editor in the 1930s. From 1937 she worked as an independent editor and was responsible for the film editing of more than 50 productions up to and including 1968 . She worked several times with the director George Seaton . Their last joint production was Wedding Night Before Witnesses in 1968. In the 1940s and 1950s she was also involved in several films directed by Mitchell Leisen .
In 1955 she was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Editing for her work on The Bridges of Toko-Ri .
Filmography (selection)
- 1940: Hell of the South Seas (Typhoon)
- 1941: The Road to Zanzibar (Road to Zanzibar)
- 1943: No Time for Love (No Time for Love)
- 1944: A Woman's Dreams (Lady in the Dark)
- 1944: The Pirate and the Lady (Frenchman's Creek)
- 1945: A Lady with a Past (Kitty)
- 1946: Mutterherz (To Each His Own)
- 1947: Golden Earrings (Golden Earrings)
- 1950: Derailed (No Man of Her Own)
- 1950: Captain Carey, USA
- 1953: One day the sun will shine again (Little Boy Lost)
- 1953: The Condemned's Ship ( Botany Bay )
- 1954: The Laughing Bomb (Knock on Wood)
- 1954: The Bridges at Toko-Ri (The Bridges at Toko-Ri)
- 1955: The Trouble with Harry (The Trouble with Harry)
- 1956: Heroes can cry too (The Proud and Profane)
- 1957: Tin Star (The Tin Star)
- 1958: Reporter of Love (Teacher's Pet)
- 1959: But Not For Me
- 1960: Treason by Order (The Counterfeit Traitor)
- 1960: Two in One Room (The Rat Race)
- 1961: In good company (The Pleasure of His Company)
- 1963: Captain Newman
- 1966: Welcome, Mister B. (A Man Could Get Killed)
- 1966: The girl from the cherry bar (Gambit)
- 1968: Wedding Night Before Witnesses (What's So Bad About Feeling Good?)
Web links
- Alma Macrorie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Macrorie, Alma |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Macrorie, Alma Ruth (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1904 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Davenport , Iowa |
DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 1970 |
Place of death | Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California |