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Cotton Warburton(1911-1982)

  • Editor
  • Actor
  • Editorial Department
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Cotton Warburton is the great great uncle of author and filmmaker Dustin Warburton. Irvine "Cotton" Warburton (born October 8, 1911 in San Diego and died April 21, 1982 in Culver City, CA) was an All-American college quarterback (1933) who became a film editor; he won an Academy Award for his work on Mary Poppins in 1964. Warburton attended San Diego High School, and won the California high school quarter mile in 1930. He brought his speed to the USC Trojans football team, and was chosen as an All-American quarterback in 1933. Cotton was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.
BornOctober 8, 1911
DiedJune 21, 1982(70)
BornOctober 8, 1911
DiedJune 21, 1982(70)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins
7.8
  • Editor
  • 1964
Angela Lansbury, Dal McKennon, Bob Holt, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.1
  • Editor
  • 1971
Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch and Joan Vohs in Crazylegs (1953)
Crazylegs
5.5
  • Editor
  • 1953
Two Weeks with Love (1950)
Two Weeks with Love
6.8
  • Editor(as Irvine Warburton)
  • 1950

Credits

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Editor

  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • film editor
    • 1959–1981
  • The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
    The Cat from Outer Space
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1978
  • Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
    Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
    5.7
    • Editor
    • 1977
  • Jodie Foster, John Astin, Barbara Harris, and Vicki Schreck in Freaky Friday (1976)
    Freaky Friday
    6.3
    • Editor
    • 1976
  • Peter Ustinov, Johnny Doran, Robert Foxworth, Joan Hackett, and Vic Morrow in Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
    Treasure of Matecumbe
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1976
  • Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1976
  • David Niven, Kim Richards, Herschel Bernardi, Barbara Feldon, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, and Brad Savage in No Deposit, No Return (1976)
    No Deposit, No Return
    6.4
    • Editor
    • 1976
  • The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper (1976)
    The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1976
  • Kurt Russell, Eve Arden, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, and Phil Silvers in The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
    The Strongest Man in the World
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 1975
  • The Castaway Cowboy (1974)
    The Castaway Cowboy
    5.8
    • film editor
    • 1974
  • Herbie Rides Again (1974)
    Herbie Rides Again
    5.7
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
    The World's Greatest Athlete
    5.7
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
    Now You See Him, Now You Don't
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1972
  • Angela Lansbury, Dal McKennon, Bob Holt, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
    7.1
    • film editor
    • 1971
  • Brian Keith, Michele Carey, and Rick Lenz in Scandalous John (1971)
    Scandalous John
    5.6
    • Editor
    • 1971

Actor

  • Spencer Tracy and Luise Rainer in Big City (1937)
    Big City
    6.4
    • Cotton Warburton
    • 1937
  • Donkey Baseball (1935)
    Donkey Baseball
    6.1
    Short
    • Center Fielder (uncredited)
    • 1935

Editorial Department

  • Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)
    The Sound of Music
    8.1
    • special editor (uncredited)
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Irvine Warburton
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • October 8, 1911
    • San Diego County, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 21, 1982
    • Culver City, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1975.
  • Nickname
    • Irvine Warburton

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