Historical FigureFemale
Viola Lawrence
1894 – 1973
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryViola Mallory Lawrence is considered by many to be the first female film editor in Hollywood. She was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing: for Pal Joey (1957), with Jerome Thoms; and for Pepe (1960), with Al Clark.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 2, 1894
Brooklyn
Date of death
November 20, 1973
Hollywood
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
film editor
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