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Margaret Booth(1898-2002)

  • Editor
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Margaret Booth
Margaret Booth was born on 14 January 1898 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an editor and producer, known for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), Murder by Death (1976) and Annie (1982). She died on 28 October 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 14, 1898
DiedOctober 28, 2002(104)
BornJanuary 14, 1898
DiedOctober 28, 2002(104)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Clark Gable and Mamo Clark in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.6
  • Editor
  • 1935
Murder by Death (1976)
Murder by Death
7.2
  • Editor
  • 1976
Aileen Quinn in Annie (1982)
Annie
6.6
  • Editor
  • 1982
The Way We Were (1973)
The Way We Were
7.0
  • Editor
  • 1973

Credits

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Editor

  • Aileen Quinn in Annie (1982)
    Annie
    6.6
    • supervising editor
    • 1982
  • Seems Like Old Times (1980)
    Seems Like Old Times
    6.7
    • supervising editor
    • 1980
  • James Caan and Marsha Mason in Chapter Two (1979)
    Chapter Two
    6.0
    • supervising editor
    • 1979
  • Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Walter Matthau, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Maggie Smith, and Elaine May in California Suite (1978)
    California Suite
    6.2
    • supervising editor
    • 1978
  • Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason in The Goodbye Girl (1977)
    The Goodbye Girl
    7.4
    • supervising editor
    • 1977
  • Murder by Death (1976)
    Murder by Death
    7.2
    • supervising film editor
    • 1976
  • The Sunshine Boys (1975)
    The Sunshine Boys
    7.1
    • supervising editor
    • 1975
  • Barbra Streisand and James Caan in Funny Lady (1975)
    Funny Lady
    6.2
    • supervising editor (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • The Way We Were (1973)
    The Way We Were
    7.0
    • supervising film editor
    • 1973
  • Fat City (1972)
    Fat City
    7.2
    • supervising editor
    • 1972
  • Barbra Streisand and George Segal in The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
    The Owl and the Pussycat
    6.4
    • supervising film editor
    • 1970
  • Ben-Hur (1959)
    Ben-Hur
    8.1
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Leslie Caron in Gigi (1958)
    Gigi
    6.6
    • supervising editor (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
    Across the Wide Missouri
    6.2
    • supervising editor (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
    The Red Badge of Courage
    7.1
    • supervising editor (uncredited)
    • 1951

Producer

  • Rebecca De Mornay and Michael O'Keefe in The Slugger's Wife (1985)
    The Slugger's Wife
    4.4
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Jackie Gleason, Richard Pryor, and Scott Schwartz in The Toy (1982)
    The Toy
    5.8
    • associate producer
    • 1982
  • Seems Like Old Times (1980)
    Seems Like Old Times
    6.7
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • James Caan and Marsha Mason in Chapter Two (1979)
    Chapter Two
    6.0
    • associate producer
    • 1979
  • Ann-Margret, Stockard Channing, Peter Falk, Dom DeLuise, Louise Fletcher, Madeline Kahn, John Houseman, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, James Coco, Fernando Lamas, Marsha Mason, Phil Silvers, Paul Williams, and Nicol Williamson in The Cheap Detective (1978)
    The Cheap Detective
    6.4
    • associate producer
    • 1978

Writer

  • Clark Gable and Mamo Clark in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
    Mutiny on the Bounty
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Norma Lee, Elliott Nugent, and Roland Young in Wise Girls (1929)
    Wise Girls
    5.4
    • titles
    • 1929

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 14, 1898
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • October 28, 2002
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Relatives
    • Elmer Booth(Sibling)
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    She was reportedly the first "cutter" to be called a "film editor.".

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