Margaret Booth
Margaret Booth (born January 16, 1898 in Los Angeles , California , USA ; † October 28, 2002 ) was an American film editor .
Life
Booth's film career began in 1915, shortly after she graduated from high school and from DW Griffith as assistant editor for Orphans of the Storm ( Orphans of the Storm was hired). In 1921 she moved to Louis B. Mayer , a film producer that was still independent at the time. After the founding of the MGM studios by Marcus Loew, Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg , Booth worked for MGM until 1968, where she was promoted to chief editor in 1939 and supervised all productions in terms of film editing .
For her work on Mutiny on the Bounty from 1935 Booth was Oscar nominated . In 1977 Booth was then honored with an honorary Oscar for her life's work.
In 1990 Booth was honored with the Booth American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award . She died of a stroke in 2002 at the age of 104 and was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery .
Filmography (selection)
- 1927: The Heartbeat of the World ( The Enemy )
- 1928: The war in the Dark (The Mysterious Lady)
- 1929: The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- 1930: New Moon
- 1930: The Living Corpse (Redemption)
- 1930: Strictly Unconventional
- 1930: The Lady of Scandal
- 1930: Jenny Lind ( A Lady's Morals )
- 1930: Banditenlied (The Rogue Song)
- 1930: Wise Girls
- 1931: Five and Ten
- 1931: It's a Wise Child
- 1931: Helga's Fall and Rise (Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise)
- 1931: The Cuban Love Song
- 1931: The Prodigal
- 1932: Lovers Courageous
- 1932: Liebesleid (Smilin 'Through)
- 1932: Strange Interlude
- 1932: The Son-Daughter
- 1933: Sex Bomb (Bombshell)
- 1933: I only dance for you (Dancing Lady)
- 1933: Peg O'My Heart
- 1933: Storm at Daybreak
- 1934: Rip Tide
- 1934: The Barretts of Wimpole Street
- 1935: Mutiny on the Bounty (Mutiny on the Bounty )
- 1935: Public Opinion (Reckless)
- 1936: The Lady of the Camellias (Camille)
- 1936: Romeo and Juliet (Romeo and Juliet)
- 1970: The Owl and the Pussycat
- 1972: Fat City
- 1973: The Way We Were (The Way We Were)
- 1975: The Black Bird
- 1975: The Sunny Boys (The Sunshine Boys)
- 1976: A Dead Body for Dessert (Murder by Death)
- 1977: The Goodbye (The Goodbye Girl)
- 1978: The Cheap Detective (The Cheap Detective)
- 1982: Annie
- 1982: The playmate (The Toy)
Web links
- Margaret Booth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Booth, Margaret |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1898 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , USA |
DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 2002 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California , USA |