Adelaide Cannon
Adelaide Cannon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adelaide Brevoort Cannon January 4, 1883 Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Died | February 17, 1971 (aged 88) San Gabriel, California, USA |
| Occupation | Film editor |
Adelaide Cannon (born January 4, 1883 – February 17, 1971) was an American film editor and script assistant active during the 1920s.
Biography
[edit]Adelaide was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to James Cannon and Katherine Brevoort.[1]
She worked various jobs after moving to Los Angeles with her mother in the 1910s, before ultimately finding her way into Paramount's editing department in the 1920s.[2]
She worked on over half a dozen films as an editor and script assistant, although she wasn't always credited.[3] She also worked as a secretary and script clerk for actress Colleen Moore, writer-director Ralph Ince, and director Raoul Walsh.[4]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Tenth Avenue (1928)
- Skyscraper (1928)
- Almost Human (1927)
- The Wise Wife (1927)
- The Little Adventuress (1927)
- For Alimony Only (1926)
- Mantrap (1926)
- Locked Doors (1924) (uncredited)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "1 Mar 1914, 30 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "7 Dec 1924, Page 66 - Oakland Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "25 Sep 1923, 10 - Tampa Bay Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "30 Jan 1929, 40 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "7 Dec 1924, Page 66 - Oakland Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
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