Rita Roland
Rita Roland | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rita Victoria Rosenstein October 5, 1914 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | August 17, 1998 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Spouse | Henry Martin |
Rita Roland (born Rita Rosenstein) was a prolific German-born film editor known for her work on German and American films like Six Pack, The New Kids, and Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff.[1]
Biography
Rita Rosenstein was born in Germany to Ernst Rosenstein and Elsa Landsberger. She began her career as a film editor back in her native country before World War II. She fled Germany during the Holocaust, moving to Hollywood, where she cut dozens of films for MGM before she died in 1998.[2] She was survived by her husband, Dutch writer-director Henry Martin.
Selected filmography
- The New Kids (1985)
- Six Pack (1982)
- Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
- Resurrection (1980)
- Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
- The Betsy (1978)
- Once Is Not Enough (1975)[3]
- To Find a Man (1972)
- Move (1970)
- Justine (1969)
- More (1969)
- The Split (1968)
- Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
- Don't Make Waves (1967)
- Penelope (1966)
- Spinout (1966)
- The Singing Nun (1966)
- A Patch of Blue (1965)
- Girl Happy (1965)[4]
- Honeymoon Hotel (1964)
- Ada (1961)[5]
- Crowded Paradise (1956)
- Wilton's Zoo (1939)
- I Want to Live with Joy (1938)
References
- ^ "Rita Roland". Eye. 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ Staff, Variety; Staff, Variety (1998-09-16). "Rita Roland". Variety. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (1975-06-19). "Film:If Once Is Not Enough,Then..." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
- ^ Muir, John Kenneth (2007). The Rock & Roll Film Encyclopedia. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557836939.
- ^ Holston, Kim R. (2015-07-11). Susan Hayward: Her Films and Life. McFarland. ISBN 9780786480883.
External links
- Rita Roland at IMDb
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