Alan Osbiston
Alan Brigstocke Osbiston (7 May 1914 – 1971) was a British film editor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1962 for The Guns of Navarone.
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Alan Osbiston
- Born
- 7 May 1914
- Birthplace
- Crows Nest, New South Wales
- Died
- 5 1971
- Place of death
- Twickenham, Middlesex, UK
- Occupation
- Film editor
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing (1962)
- Nationality
- Australia · United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Languages
- English
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• Born — 7 May 1914 • Birthplace — Crows Nest, New South Wales • Died — 5 1971 • Place of death — Twickenham, Middlesex, UK • Occupation — Film editor • Notable Works — The Guns of Navarone • Relatives — Max Osbiston (cousin) • Awards — Academy Award for Best Film Editing (1962)
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Alan Osbiston was a film editor, born on 7 May 1914 in Sydney and died in 1971 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, Großbritannien. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
History
History
Osbiston was born in Crows Nest, New South Wales, to Charles Alan and Emily Florence "Bae" Osbiston, née Brigstocke of Brockley Farm, Mount Druitt, New South Wales. Osbiston attended "Shore School" and for much of his early life lived in Chatswood, Sydney. Prior to joining the British Ministry of Information, Osbiston worked for Cinesound in Sydney.
Personal
Personal
Osbiston married Lyla Cranston of London, on 15 August 1942 in London. He was a cousin of Australian actor Max Osbiston (7 August 1914 – 12 March 1981).
Selected filmography (as editor)
Selected filmography (as editor)
• The Laughing Lady (1946) • Against the Wind (1948) • Twist of Fate (1954) (U.S. ' Beautiful Stranger ') • Footsteps in the Fog (1955) • The End of the Affair (1955) • Manuela (1957) • Time Without Pity (1957) • A Touch of Larceny (1959) • The Challenge (1960) • The Entertainer (1960) • The Guns of Navarone (1961) • Lord Jim (1965) • Duffy (1968) • Three into Two Won't Go (1969) • Toomorrow (1970)
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Recorded period of activity: 1965.
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- 1.Born: 7 May 1914, Array. Alan Osbiston. British Film Institute. 2015-07-02.
- 2.Hollywood.com Staff. Alan Osbiston | Biography and Filmography | 1914. Hollywood.com. 2015-02-03.
- 3.Family Notices. The Sydney Morning Herald. 20. 30 May 1914.
- 4.The Torchbearer. 71. May 1928.
- 5.Australia To Have Film Unit. The Mercury (Hobart). 9. 28 April 1945.
- 6.Family Notices. The Sydney Morning Herald. 16. 7 November 1942.
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