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Dorothy Spencer

Crew | * 02/03/1909 († 93, 05/23/2002) | Covington, Kentucky (United States of America (USA))
Dorothy Spencer (February 3, 1909 – May 23, 2002), known as Dot Spencer, was an American film editor with 75 feature film credits from a career that spanned more than 50 years. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing on four occasions, she is remembered for editing three of director John Ford's best known movies, including Stagecoach (1939) and My Darling Clementine (1946), which film critic Roger Ebert called "Ford's greatest Western". ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

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Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but ...

Cleopatra

G

1963 | 3.5/5 | 4h 8min
Drama, History, Romance / Love
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Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California. ...

Earthquake

PG

1974 | 3.1/5 | 2h 3min
Action, Drama, Thriller
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During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy. ...

To Be or Not to Be

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1942 | 4.0/5 | 1h 39min
Comedy, War
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A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process. ...

Stagecoach

NR

1939 | 3.9/5 | 1h 36min
Western, Adventure, Action, Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Dorothy Spencer

4x Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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Movies with Dorothy Spencer as Actress(1)

as Herself (uncredited)1935 A Dream Comes True

Movies with Dorothy Spencer as Crew(63)

Editing/Editor1979 The Concorde... Airport '79
Editing/Editor1974 Earthquake
Editing/Editor1972 Limbo
Editing/Editor1971 Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Editing/Editor1969 Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Editing/Editor1967 Valley of the Dolls
Editing/Editor1966 Lost Command
Editing/Editor1965 Von Ryan's Express
Editing/Editor1964 Circus World
Editing/Editor1963 Cleopatra
Editing/Editor1961 Wild in the Country
Editing/Editor1960 North to Alaska
Editing/Editor1960 Seven Thieves
Editing/Editor1960 From the Terrace
Editing/Editor1959 A Private's Affair
Editing/Editor1959 The Journey
Editing/Editor1958 The Young Lions
Editing/Editor1957 A Hatful of Rain
Editing/Editor1956 The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Editing/Editor1956 The Best Things in Life Are Free
Editing/Editor1955 Soldier of Fortune
Editing/Editor1955 The Left Hand of God
Editing/Editor1954 Broken Lance
Editing/Editor1954 Night People
Editing/Editor1954 Demetrius and the Gladiators
Editing/Editor1954 Black Widow
Editing/Editor1953 Vicki
Editing/Editor1953 Tonight We Sing
Editing/Editor1953 Man on a Tightrope
Editing/Editor1952 What Price Glory
Editing/Editor1951 Fourteen Hours
Editing/Editor1951 Decision Before Dawn
Editing/Editor1950 Under My Skin
Editing/Editor1950 Three Came Home
Editing/Editor1949 Down to the Sea in Ships
Editing/Editor1948 The Snake Pit
Editing/Editor1948 That Lady in Ermine
Editing/Editor1947 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Editing/Editor1946 My Darling Clementine
Editing/Editor1946 Dragonwyck
Editing/Editor1946 Cluny Brown
Editing/Editor1945 A Royal Scandal
Editing/Editor1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Editing/Editor1944 Lifeboat
Editing/Editor1943 Happy Land
Editing/Editor1943 Heaven Can Wait
Editing/Editor1942 To Be or Not to Be
Editing/Editor1941 Sundown
Editing/Editor1940 Foreign Correspondent
Editing/Editor1940 The House Across the Bay
Editing/Editor1939 Stagecoach
Editing/Editor1939 Slightly Honorable
Editing/Editor1939 Winter Carnival
Editing/Editor1939 Eternally Yours
Editing/Editor1938 Blockade
Editing/Editor1938 Trade Winds
Editing/Editor1937 Stand-In
Editing/Editor1936 The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Editing/Editor1936 The Moon's Our Home
Editing/Editor1935 The Lottery Lover
Editing/Editor1934 She Was a Lady
Editing/Editor1929 Married in Hollywood
Editing/Editor1929 Nix on Dames

Full Name: Dorothy Spencer
Born: Wednesday, 02/03 1909 (February) in Covington, Kentucky (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 05/23 2002 (May) in Encinitas (aged: 93)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Dorothy Spencer frequently works together with these people:
Ben Nye (26x, Crew)
Lyle R. Wheeler (25x, Crew)
Walter M. Scott (18x, Crew)
Thomas Little (16x, Crew)
Mark Robson (14x, Crew)
Alfred Newman (13x, Crew)
Walter Wanger (12x, Crew)
Roger Heman Sr. (12x, Crew)
Ernst Lubitsch (11x, Crew)
Edward B. Powell (11x, Crew)
Nunnally Johnson (10x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:362392, Added: 08/16/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024