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Margaret Booth

Margaret Booth

ActorProducerEditorProductionWriter Jan 16 (died age 104) Los Angeles, California, USA 1924–2016 (92 year career)
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Biography

Margaret Booth (January 16, 1898 – October 28, 2002) was an American film editor. Born in Los Angeles, she started her Hollywood career as a 'patcher', editing films by D. W. Griffith, around 1915. Her brother was actor Elmer Booth. Later she worked for Louis B. Mayer when he was an independent film producer. When Mayer merged with others to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924, she worked as a director's assistant with that company. She edited several films starring Greta Garbo, including Camille …

Known For

Murder by Death
Film

Murder by Death

Supervising Film Editor
Mutiny on the Bounty
Film

Mutiny on the Bounty

Editor
Annie
Film

Annie

Supervising Editor
Fat City
Film

Fat City

Supervising Editor
The Goodbye Girl
Film

The Goodbye Girl

Supervising Editor
Camille
Film

Camille

Editor
Seems Like Old Times
Film

Seems Like Old Times

Associate Producer
The Toy
Film

The Toy

Associate Producer

Filmography

Crew (49)

Movies (49)

The Slugger's Wife

The Slugger's Wife

1985

Executive Producer

3.4
Annie

Annie

1982

Supervising Editor

6.6
The Toy

The Toy

1982

Associate Producer

5.9
Seems Like Old Times

Seems Like Old Times

1980

Associate Producer

6.3
Chapter Two

Chapter Two

1979

Associate Producer

5.7
The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

1978

Associate Producer

6.3
The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

1977

Supervising Editor

6.9
Murder by Death

Murder by Death

1976

Supervising Film Editor

7.2
The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

1975

Supervising Editor

6.8
Fat City

Fat City

1972

Supervising Editor

7.0
A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford

1938

Supervising Editor

6.7
Camille

Camille

1936

Editor

7.0
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1936

Editor

6.2
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

Editor

7.4
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

Screenplay

7.4
Reckless

Reckless

1935

Editor

5.0
Riptide

Riptide

1934

Editor

6.2
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1934

Editor

6.0
Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak

1933

Editor

5.8
Bombshell

Bombshell

1933

Editor

6.4
Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

1933

Editor

6.8
The White Sister

The White Sister

1933

Editor

4.9
Peg o' My Heart

Peg o' My Heart

1933

Editor

4.4
The Son-Daughter

The Son-Daughter

1932

Editor

7.0
Lovers Courageous

Lovers Courageous

1932

Editor

5.6
Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through

1932

Editor

5.8
Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude

1932

Editor

5.3
The Cuban Love Song

The Cuban Love Song

1931

Editor

4.3
Five and Ten

Five and Ten

1931

Editor

5.8
The Prodigal

The Prodigal

1931

Editor

2.8
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

1931

Editor

6.1
It's a Wise Child

It's a Wise Child

1931

Editor

The Rogue Song

The Rogue Song

1930

Editor

5.8
Redemption

Redemption

1930

Editor

4.5
A Lady's Morals

A Lady's Morals

1930

Editor

4.2
Strictly Unconventional

Strictly Unconventional

1930

Editor

2.7
The Lady of Scandal

The Lady of Scandal

1930

Editor

5.1
New Moon

New Moon

1930

Editor

4.3
Wise Girls

Wise Girls

1929

Editor

4.8
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1929

Editor

7.3
Telling the World

Telling the World

1928

Editor

A Lady of Chance

A Lady of Chance

1928

Editor

6.3
The Mysterious Lady

The Mysterious Lady

1928

Editor

7.4
Bringing Up Father

Bringing Up Father

1928

Editor

4.3
The Enemy

The Enemy

1927

Editor

5.5
Lovers

Lovers

1927

Editor

Memory Lane

Memory Lane

1926

Editor

Fine Clothes

Fine Clothes

1925

Editor

Husbands and Lovers

Husbands and Lovers

1924

Editor