Frank Lawrence(1883-1960)
- Editor
- Writer
A former nickelodeon projectionist, Frank Lawrence was hired by
Vitagraph as its first film cutter in 1903. He was eventually placed in
charge of the company's editing department, and in 1917 joined
Universal Pictures as head of that studio's editing department. He is
best known for editing
Hell's Angels (1930) with its
complex aerial battle scenes, and it is said that he was the originator
of the famous "Tarzan yell" by running the soundtrack backwards through
a Moviola.
