Margaret Darrell

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Margaret Darrell
Born
Marguerite W. Dreypolcher

February 11, 1891
San Francisco, California, USA
DiedApril 7, 1984 (aged 93)
Alameda, California, USA
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1927–1928
SpouseCassius J. Darrell

Margaret Darrell (born Marguerite Dreypolcher) was an American film editor active during the late 1920s at DeMille Pictures. [1] [2]

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Biography

Margaret Darrell was the daughter of William S. Dreypolcher of San Francisco, California. Her father was the longtime business manager of The San Francisco Examiner . [3] She was married to Universal Pictures production and location manager C.J. Darrell; [4] the pair retired from the film industry and became prospectors and ranchers in the 1930s before moving to San Francisco, according to census records.

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  2. Library of Congress, Copyright Office (1951). Motion Pictures 1912 to 1939. Prelinger Library.
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