Alyson Shaffer (1894-1974) was an American film editor active during the late 1920s and early 1930s. She worked at Paramount and collaborated with filmmakers like William A. Wellman.[1][2] Her first known credit was on 1928's The Legion of the Condemned.[3]
Alyson Shaffer | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1894 Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
| Died | June 1974 (aged 79) New York, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Film editor |
Shaffer, who was born in Virginia, moved to Hollywood by 1920, where she first worked as a studio stenographer before working her way up into an editing role. She lost her job in 1932 and never worked in the industry again.[4]
Selected filmography edit
- La riva dei bruti (1931)
- Tom Sawyer (1930)
- Follow Thru (1930)
- Young Eagles (1930)
- Woman Trap (1929)
- The River of Romance (1929)
- The Man I Love (1929)
- Chinatown Nights (1929)
- Beggars of Life (1928)
- Ladies of the Mob (1928)
- His Tiger Wife (1928)
- The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
References edit
- ^ "Tom Sawyer". Variety. 1930-01-01. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ "Follow Thru / Becky Sharp | UCLA Film & Television Archive". www.cinema.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- ^ Film Daily; Film Daily (1929). Film Daily Year Book (1929). Media History Digital Library. New York, The Film Daily.
- ^ "20 Jul 1932, 16 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
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