Search results
Margaret Booth (January 16, 1898 – October 28, 2002) was an American film editor. In a career lasting seven decades, Booth was most associated with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
Learn about the life and career of Margaret Booth, who started as a film joiner for D. W. Griffith and became one of the most influential editors in Hollywood. Discover how she worked with directors like Griffith, Mayer, and Thalberg, and shaped the visual style of classic films.
Margaret Booth was a film editor and producer who worked for MGM and Ray Stark. She was the first "cutter" to be called a "film editor" and received an honorary Oscar in 1977.
Margaret Booth (1898-2002) was a film editor and producer who worked on classics like Mutiny on the Bounty, Gigi and Annie. She was nominated for an Oscar and was the first "cutter" to be called a "film editor".
Oct 28, 2002 · Margaret Booth was an American film editor who worked for MGM and edited films by D. W. Griffith and Greta Garbo. She received an Honorary Oscar in 1978 and died in 2002 at age 104.
Oct 31, 2002 · Film editor Margaret Booth, who began her career in silent films with D.W. Griffith and ended it seven decades later editing “The Way We Were” and other films for producer Ray Stark, has died....
Apr 9, 2020 · This is how I came across Margaret Booth, “the first film editor.” I spend over 8 hours a day editing films – commercial films, product demos, and my own film projects – and I can’t believe, as a feminist female filmmaker, I didn’t know who Margaret Booth was.
