Viola Lawrence
Viola Lawrence (born December 2, 1894 in Brooklyn , New York City , † November 20, 1973 in Los Angeles ; born Viola Mallory ) was an American film editor .
Life
Viola Lawrence worked first as "Filmpoliererin" before in the 1915 Vitagraph the Editor learned. In the mid-1920s, she went to Hollywood , where she was employed by Columbia Pictures from 1931 and from then on was one of the established female editors alongside Anne Bauchens , Blanche Sewell , Margaret Booth and Adrienne Fazan . Films she edited over the years include ten films starring Columbia's greatest star at the time, Rita Hayworth , including SOS Fire On Board (1939), The Goddess Dances (1944),The Lady of Shanghai (1948) and Affair in Trinidad (1952).
Lawrence was nominated twice for an Oscar in the category Best Editing - for the film musical Pal Joey (1957) with Frank Sinatra and Hayworth and for Pepe - What Can the World Cost (1960). George Sidney directed both films . In 1961, Lawrence retired from the film business. She died in 1973 at the age of 78 and was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale .
Filmography (selection)
- 1926: Unleashed Elements ( The Winning of Barbara Worth )
- 1927: The Devil Dancer
- 1928: The Conspirators ( Two Lovers )
- 1929: Queen Kelly
- 1929: Bulldog Drummond
- 1929: My kingdom of heaven ( This Is Heaven )
- 1933: Man's Castle
- 1934: Lady by Choice
- 1935: Love Me Forever
- 1935: Talk of the Town ( The Whole Town's Talking )
- 1938: There's Always a Woman
- 1938: In the Name of the Law ( I Am the Law )
- 1939: SOS fire on board ( Only Angels Have Wings )
- 1939: Blondie Takes a Vacation
- 1940: Wedding against Will ( The Doctor Takes a Wife )
- 1941: Vacation From Heaven ( Here Comes Mr. Jordan )
- 1941: You belong to me ( You Belong to Me )
- 1942: A kiss too much ( They All Kissed the Bride )
- 1942: My Sister Ellen ( My Sister Eileen )
- 1944: The Goddess Dances ( Cover Girl )
- 1944: Secret Command
- 1945: Tonight and Every Night
- 1946: My Heart Belongs to the Rebel ( The Fighting Guardsman )
- 1947: A goddess on earth ( Down to Earth )
- 1948: The Lady from Shanghai ( The Lady from Shanghai )
- 1948: The Marshal's Mistress ( The Gallant Blade )
- 1949: In front of closed doors ( Knock on Any Door )
- 1949: Tokio-Joe ( Tokyo Joe )
- 1949: Two Men and Three Babies ( And Baby Makes Three )
- 1950: a Lonely Place ( In a Lonely Place )
- 1950: The Liar (1950) ( Harriet Craig )
- 1950: The Flying Missile
- 1951: Sirocco - Between Cairo and Damascus ( Sirocco )
- 1952: A Baby Seldom Comes Alone ( The First Time )
- 1952: Paula
- 1952: Affair in Trinidad ( Affair in Trinidad )
- 1953: Salome
- 1953: The Man in the Dark ( Man in the Dark )
- 1953: Purgatory ( Miss Sadie Thompson )
- 1954: Don't kill him! ( Jesse James vs. the Daltons )
- 1955: Love in a Quartet ( Three for the Show )
- 1955: Cornered ( Tight Spot )
- 1955: Marriage in Shackles ( Queen Bee )
- 1957: Loved Forever ( The Eddy Duchin Story )
- 1957: A heartbeat to eternity ( Jeanne Eagels )
- 1957: Pal Joey
- 1960: who was the lady? ( Who Was That Lady? )
- 1960: Pepe - What can the world cost ( Pepe )
Awards
- 1958: Oscar nomination for Best Editing for Pal Joey with Jerome Thoms
- 1961: Oscar nomination in the category Best Editing for Pepe - What can the world cost together with Al Clark
literature
- Karen Ward Mahar: Women Filmmakers in Early Hollywood . The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, ISBN 0-8018-9084-5 , p. 201.
Web links
- Viola Lawrence in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Viola Lawrence at Find A Grave
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lawrence, Viola |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mallory, Viola (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1894 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City , New York |
DATE OF DEATH | 20th November 1973 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California |