Monica Collingwood

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Monica K. Collingwood (born January 5, 1908 in Jackson , Missouri , † October 31, 1989 in Los Angeles ) was an American film editor who was nominated for the Oscar for best editing.

Life

Monica Collingwood's father, who immigrated to the United States from England , worked as a security guard in a film studio while her mother was from Luxembourg .

In 1947 she began her work as an editor in the Hollywood film industry and was immediately awarded the Oscar for best at the 1948 Academy Awards for her second film editing work, the love film Every Woman Needs an Angel (alternative title: Angels are everywhere ; original title The Bishop's Wife ) Cut nominated.

After that, she worked as an editor mainly in television productions, in particular between 1959 and 1973 in 113 episodes of the television series Lassie .

Filmography (selection)

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