Peggy Hennessey

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Peggy Hennessey
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1937–1941

Peggy Hennessey was a British film editor active in the 1930s and 1940s. [1]

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Biography

After starting out as an assistant at Ealing Studios, she made the lead to lead editor after successfully cutting a film for American director Al Parker in two days. In those early days, she learned from David Lean. [2]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. 1937.
  2. Brownlow, Kevin (1996-08-15). David Lean: A Biography. Macmillan. ISBN   9780312145781.