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- Richard Best was born on June 28, 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 December 19, 2004 in Ickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.
- SpousesNoreen Ackland(1956 - 2004) (his death)Margaret Warren(1938 - 1951) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- 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).
- In a later interview, he commented about his editing of Look Back in Anger (1959): "I hated it. I still hate it. I can't bear that left-wing philosophy. And I hated the fact that I had to do it".
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