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Richard Best(1916-2004)

  • Editor
  • Editorial Department
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Richard Best was born on 28 June 1916 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was an editor, known for The Avengers (1961), The Chairman (1969) and Pickup Alley (1957). He was married to Noreen Ackland and Margaret Warren. He died on 19 December 2004 in Ickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.
BornJune 28, 1916
DiedDecember 19, 2004(88)
BornJune 28, 1916
DiedDecember 19, 2004(88)
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Known for

The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Editor
The Chairman (1969)
The Chairman
5.6
  • Editor
  • 1969
Anita Ekberg and Victor Mature in Pickup Alley (1957)
Pickup Alley
6.2
  • Editor
  • 1957
Vernon Gray and Janette Scott in Now and Forever (1956)
Now and Forever
6.3
  • Editor
  • 1956

Credits

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Editor

  • Rags to Riches (1987)
    Rags to Riches
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1987
  • Robbie
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1986
  • British Rail Is Travelling... (1969)
    Promises Promises...
    6.8
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • Freightliner and Maritime Trade
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1981
  • Who's in Charge?
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1981
  • Partners in Prosperity (1980)
    Partners in Prosperity
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1980
  • A New Age for Railways (1979)
    A New Age for Railways
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1979
  • Life on the Line
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1979
  • Robin Crane in Robbie (1979)
    Robbie
    7.5
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1979
  • Jean Simmons in Dominique (1979)
    Dominique
    5.5
    • Editor
    • 1979
  • Five in Millions (1978)
    Five in Millions
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1978
  • It Takes All Sorts... (1978)
    It Takes All Sorts...
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1978
  • Take Me High (1973)
    Take Me High
    4.8
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973)
    The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • The Death Wheelers (1973)
    The Death Wheelers
    5.8
    • Editor
    • 1973

Editorial Department

  • Margaret Lockwood in Hungry Hill (1947)
    Hungry Hill
    6.1
    • associate film editor
    • 1947
  • Shadows of the Underworld (1939)
    Shadows of the Underworld
    7.1
    • editor: cutter
    • 1939
  • Laurence Olivier and Elisabeth Bergner in As You Like It (1936)
    As You Like It
    5.8
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1936

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Personal details

  • Born
    • June 28, 1916
    • Hull, Humberside, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 19, 2004
    • Ickenham, Middlesex, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Noreen Ackland1956 - 2004 (his death)
  • Children
    • Richard Best Jr.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Distinguished British editor, in films from 1935. Learned under the American editor Merrill White, later joining the crew of ex-newsreel editor David Lean. At Pinewood by 1936, assistant to the editor Lister Laurence, working on 'quota quickies' produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan. Full editor from 1942, starting to work on feature films after wartime military service, best known for The Dam Busters (1955) and Ice Cold in Alex (1958).

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