Otho Lovering
Otho Scott Lovering (born December 1, 1890 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † October 25, 1968 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American film editor .
Life
Otho S. Lovering, son of Frank and Georgie Lovering, grew up with his three younger sisters Caroline (* 1892), Ethel (* 1895) and Mildred (* 1899) in Baltimore County in the US state of Maryland . He came into contact with cinematography very early on. In the 1910 census, his profession was “Operator Moving Pict.”. As early as 1917 Lovering was listed as a "film printing foreman" at Vitagraph . In the early 1920s he was responsible for editing a number of silent films under the name Otto Lovering . In the mid-1930s, he tried his hand at directing four projects, including Border Flight and Drift Fence , and from then on was mainly responsible for editing. In 1940 Lovering and Dorothy Spencer received an Oscar nomination for Best Editing for the Western Ringo . With the change to the emerging television in the 1950s, he took a new career step by editing series such as Bonanza , The Abbott and Costello Show and The Rebel . During the 1960s he was involved in numerous westerns . He edited films like The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Cheyenne for John Ford .
Lovering was active as an editor until his death and probably died of a ruptured main artery .
Filmography (selection)
- 1928: Sporting Goods
- 1932: In Another Land (A Farewell to Arms)
- 1934: We Live Again
- 1934: You're Telling Me!
- 1936: Border Flight
- 1936: Drift Fence
- 1936: The Second Mother (Valiant Is the Word for Carrie)
- 1937: For you, Madame ... (Vogues of 1938)
- 1938: Algiers
- 1939: Ringo (stagecoach)
- 1939: Wizard of Love (Eternally Yours)
- 1945: Hunt for Dillinger (Dillinger)
- 1953–1954: The Abbott and Costello Show (19 episodes)
- 1958: The Veil (seven episodes)
- 1959–1961: The Rebel (46 episodes)
- 1962: Bonanza (two episodes)
- 1962: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance)
- 1963: The Tahiti Harbor Pub (Donovan's Reef)
- 1963: MacLintock (McLintock!)
- 1964: Cheyenne (Cheyenne Autumn)
- 1965: The Man from the Great River (Shenandoah)
- 1966: Seven Women (7 Women)
- 1967: The Way West (The Way West)
- 1967: The Devil Woman of Texas (The Ballad of Josie)
- 1968: The Green Berets (The Green Berets)
- 1969: The Last of the Red River (The Good Guys and the Bad Guys)
Awards
- 1940: Oscar nomination for Best Editing with Dorothy Spencer for Ringo
Web links
- Otho Lovering in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ See draft card dated June 5, 1917.
- ↑ Otho Lovering in the All Movie Guide (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lovering, Otho |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lovering, Otho Scott (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1968 |
| Place of death | Santa Monica , California |