Rita Roland
Rita Roland (born October 5, 1914 , † August 17, 1998 in Los Angeles , California ; actually Viktoria Rosenstein ) was an American film editor .
Life
Rita Roland began working as a film editor in Europe in the late 1930s, including for the Dutch production Boefje (1939) by Douglas Sirk . After surviving World War II and the Holocaust , she emigrated to the United States with her husband, producer and director Heinz Josephson . From 1963 she worked for MGM in Hollywood , where she was used for films such as Dreaming Lips ( A Patch of Blue , 1965) with Sidney Poitier or Dominique - The Singing Nun ( The Singing Nun , 1966) with Debbie Reynolds . Other films she was responsible for editing were The Naked Mile ( Don't Make Waves , 1967) with Tony Curtis and Claudia Cardinale, and Where were you when the lights went out? ( Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?, 1968) with Doris Day .
From 1972 she worked frequently for US television. For the television film Die Entführung des Lindbergh-Babys ( The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case ), she was nominated for the first time in 1976 for an Emmy , which she won the following year for Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years . In 1978 and 1983 she won an Eddie Award from the American Cinema Editors . In 1985 she retired from the film business. She died of a stroke in Los Angeles in 1998 at the age of 83 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1939: buoy
- 1948: Nederlands in 7 lessen
- 1964: Hotel for lovers (Honeymoon Hotel)
- 1965: Curve Lilly (Girl Happy)
- 1965: Dreaming Lips (A Patch of Blue)
- 1966: Dominique - The Singing Nun (The Singing Nun)
- 1966: Never Say Yes (Spinout)
- 1967: The bare facts (Do not Make Waves)
- 1968: Where were you when the lights went out? (Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?)
- 1968: cops - how long do you want to live? (The Split)
- 1969: More - more - always more (More)
- 1969: Alexandria - Greenhouse of Sin (Justine)
- 1973: The Long Way West (Pioneer Woman) (TV Movie)
- 1975: Once is not enough (Once Is Not Enough)
- 1976: The kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby (The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case) (TV movie)
- 1978: The Clan (The Betsy)
- 1979: Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
- 1980: The strong will (Resurrection)
- 1981: The Bronx (Fort Apache, The Bronx)
- 1982: A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (A Piano for Mrs. Cimino) (TV movie)
- 1984: Dollmaker (The Dollmaker) (TV-Movie)
- 1985: The New Kids
Awards
- 1976: Nomination in the category Best Editing for The Abduction of the Lindbergh Baby
- 1977: Emmy for Best Editing for Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years , with Michael S. McLean
- 1982: Nomination for Best Editing for a Piano for Mrs. Cimino
- 1984: Nomination in the category Best Editing for Dollmaker - A dream comes true
- 1977: Nomination for the Eddie Award for Sybil , together with Michael S. McLean
- 1978: Eddie Award for Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years , with Michael S. McLean
- 1983: Eddie Award for A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
- 1985: Nomination for the Eddie Award for Dollmaker - A dream comes true
Web links
- Rita Roland in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rita Roland in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Kathinka Dittrich van Weringh: The Dutch feature film of the thirties and the German film emigration . Rodopi, 1987, p. 43.
- ↑ cf. omovie.com
- ^ Harris M. Lentz: Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1998 . McFarland & Co., 1999, ISBN 0-7864-0748-4 , p. 194.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roland, Rita |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rosenstein, Viktoria (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1914 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 17, 1998 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |