Helen Lewis (film editor)

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Helen Lewis
BornApril 11, 1898
Ontario, Canada
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1928–1947

Helen Lewis was a Canadian film editor who worked in the British film industry in the 1920s through the 1940s; [1] early on in her career, she frequently worked with director Josef von Sternberg. Her first known credit was on 1928's The Dragnet. [2] Her date of death is unknown.

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References

  1. "21 Apr 1940, 47 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  2. 1 2 Kear, Lynn; King, James (2009-10-21). Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook. McFarland. ISBN   9780786454686.
  3. Riazzoli, Mirko (2017-09-25). A Chronology of the Cinema Volume 1 From the pioneers to 1960. Youcanprint. ISBN   9788892685482.