Cotton Warburton
Irvin Eugene "Cotton" Warburton (* 8. October 1911 in San Diego , † 21st April 1982 in Culver City , California ) was an American film editor , Oscar winner and former college - football player who three times in a row All-American elected was (1932-1934).
Life
Irvin Eugene Warburton was born in San Diego , California, one of four sons of Margaret Warburton, a Scottish immigrant . After Warburton won the California championship on the high school mile while at San Diego High School in 1930 , he was called up as running back by the USC Trojans , the University of Southern California football team. After he won the college football championship, the Rose Bowl , undefeated in his first year, 1932, he was named an All-American three times in a row . During the three years he also led the team as quarterback and achieved a total of 1357 yards . In 1975 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame for these achievements .
He then moved into the film business, where he made his first appearance as an editor in 1943 with the two comedies Air Raid Wardens and Three Hearts for Julia . After already it in 1954 with the sports drama Crazylegs an Oscar nomination received, he was in 1965 for his work on Mary Poppins for the Best Editing award.
He got his nickname Cotton in college because of his blonde hair.
Cotton Warburton died on April 21, 1982 after being admitted to the Brotman Medical Center with a heart attack .
Filmography (selection)
- 1943: Laurel and Hardy: Terror of All Spies (Air Raid Wardens)
- 1943: Three Hearts for Julia
- 1947: Cynthia
- 1949: Neptune's Daughter (Neptune's Daughter)
- 1950: Blood feud in New York (Black Hand)
- 1950: Shadow on the Wall
- 1950: Two Weeks with Love
- 1951: The Cowboy Who Was Twice (Callaway Went Thataway)
- 1951: step on the gas, Joe! (Excuse my Dust)
- 1952: The Final Decision (Above and Beyond)
- 1952: Girls ahoy (Skirts Ahoy!)
- 1953: Arena
- 1953: Crazylegs
- 1953: Remains to Be Seen
- 1956: Train of the Fearless (Westward Ho the Wagons!)
- 1958: Zorro cleans up (The Sign of Zorro)
- 1960: The Absent-Minded Professor (The Absent-Minded Professor)
- 1962: Champagne in Paris (Bon Voyage!)
- 1962: The timpanist can't help it (Son of Flubber)
- 1962: Mondgeflüster (Moon Pilot)
- 1963: Miracle of the White Stallions (Miracle Of The White Stallions)
- 1964: Emil and the Detectives (Emil and the Detectives)
- 1964: Mary Poppins
- 1965: A college full of monkeys (The Monkey's Uncle)
- 1965: Everything for the cat (That Darn Cat!)
- 1966: Robin Crusoe, the Amazon chief (Lt. Robin Crusoe, USN)
- 1967: The Happiest Millionaire (The Happiest Millionaire)
- 1968: A great beetle (The Love Bug)
- 1969: The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes)
- 1970: The Boatniks
- 1971: The daring witch in her flying bed (Bedknobs and Broomsticks)
- 1972: It cracks, it hisses, there is nothing to see (Now You See Him, Now You Don't)
- 1973: Big Boy (The World's Greatest Athlete)
- 1974: Herbie Rides Again (Herbie Rides Again)
- 1974: South Seas Cowboy (The Castaway Cowboy)
- 1975: The Retort Goliath (The Strongest Man in the World)
- 1976: The Big Vacation Adventure (No Deposit, No Return)
- 1976: The Treasure of Matecumbe
- 1976: Freaky Friday (Freaky Friday)
- 1977: The great Beetle in the Monte Carlo Rally (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo)
- 1978: The Cat From Outer Space (The Cat from Outer Space)
Awards
- Eddie Award
- 1965 American Cinema Editors Award for Mary Poppins
- 1954 : nomination for Best Editing of Crazylegs
- 1965 : Award for Best Pattern by Mary Poppins
Web links
- Cotton Warburton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "Obituaries," Los Angeles Times, May 6, 1961, pp. C-17. (English)
- ↑ a b Cotton Warburton (PDF; 317 kB) on cstv.com , p. 7., accessed on January 8, 2012. (English)
- ↑ IRVINE WARBURTON, FILM EDITOR at nytimes.com , accessed January 8, 2012. (English)
- ↑ Cotton Warburton ( memento of July 29, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) on collegefootball.org , accessed on January 8, 2012. (English)
- ↑ Warburton is dead , The Spokesman Review , June 22, 1982, accessed January 8, 2012. (English)
- ↑ Rob Buchanan: A Roundup Of The Week June 21–27 ( Memento from July 17, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) on sportsillustrated.cnn.com from July 5, 1982, accessed on January 8, 2012. (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Warburton, Cotton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Warburton, Irvin Eugene (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor and football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Diego |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1982 |
| Place of death | Culver City , California |