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Dorothy Spencer

Dorothy Spencer

Actor, Editor

Born February 3, 1909 in Covington, Kentucky, USA

Died May 23, 2002

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Four-time Oscar nominee Dorothy Spencer was one of the versatile stalwarts of the Hollywood studio system. She began her career as a cutter with Fox and subsequently enjoyed a close collaboration with the independent producer Walter Wanger at Paramount (1936) and United Artists (1937-41). Her longest career spell was at 20th Century Fox, from 1943 to 1963, during which time her assignments ranged from war/action movies and gothic thrillers to large-scale Biblical epics shot in CinemaScope.

Testimony to the high level of competence and consistency of her work can be found in the frequency of her associations with prominent directors: Tay Garnett (Stand-In (1937), Trade Winds (1938), Eternally Yours (1939)); John Ford (Stagecoach (1939), My Darling Clementine (1946), What Price Glory (1952)); Ernst Lubitsch (To Be or Not to Be (1942), Heaven Can Wait (1943), Cluny Brown (1946)); Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Dragonwyck (1946), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), Cleopatra (1963)); Edward Dmytryk (Broken Lance (1954), The Left Hand of God (1955), The Young Lions (1958)); Henry Hathaway (Down to the Sea in Ships (1949), North to Alaska (1960), Circus World (1964)); and Mark Robson (Von Ryan's Express (1965), Valley of the Dolls (1967), Earthquake (1974)).

Spencer was at her best working on action subjects, her cutting instrumental to augmenting the director's work in creating or sustaining the desired level of suspense. Arguably, the most difficult task of her lengthy career was having to pare down the 70,000 feet of film shot for the epic production of "Cleopatra" to 'a mere' 22,000 feet. Spencer retired in 1979. Though the Oscar ultimately eluded her, she was awarded an American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 1989. She was also presented with a 'Golden Scissors Award' for her outstanding work on the disaster epic "Earthquake".

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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Zwischen den Bildern TV Series1983Self

Pilyo Sa Girls Feature Film1967

Cameo Theatre Poster

Cameo Theatre TV Series19501 episode, 1955

A Dream Comes True Poster

A Dream Comes True Documentary1935Self

Editor

75

Type

Year

The Concorde... Airport '79 Poster

The Concorde... Airport '79 Feature Film1979

Earthquake Poster

Earthquake Feature Film1974

Limbo Feature Film1972

Happy Birthday, Wanda June Poster

Happy Birthday, Wanda June Feature Film1971

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Poster

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Feature Film1969

A Guide for the Married Man Poster

A Guide for the Married Man Feature Film1967

Valley of the Dolls Poster

Valley of the Dolls Feature Film1967

Lost Command Poster

Lost Command Feature Film1966

Von Ryan's Express Poster

Von Ryan's Express Feature Film1965

Circus World Poster

Circus World Feature Film1964

Cleopatra Poster

Cleopatra Feature Film1963

Wild in the Country Poster

Wild in the Country Feature Film1961

From the Terrace Poster

From the Terrace Feature Film1960

North to Alaska Poster

North to Alaska Feature Film1960

Seven Thieves Poster

Seven Thieves Feature Film1960

A Private's Affair Poster

A Private's Affair Feature Film1959

The Journey Poster

The Journey Feature Film1959

The Young Lions Poster

The Young Lions Feature Film1958

A Hatful of Rain Poster

A Hatful of Rain Feature Film1957

The Best Things in Life Are Free Poster

The Best Things in Life Are Free Feature Film1956

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Poster

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Feature Film1956

Prince of Players Poster

Prince of Players Feature Film1955

Soldier of Fortune Poster

Soldier of Fortune Feature Film1955

The Left Hand of God Poster

The Left Hand of God Feature Film1955

The Rains of Ranchipur Poster

The Rains of Ranchipur Feature Film1955

Black Widow Poster

Black Widow Feature Film1954

Broken Lance Poster

Broken Lance Feature Film1954

Demetrius and the Gladiators Poster

Demetrius and the Gladiators Feature Film1954

Night People Poster

Night People Feature Film1954

Man on a Tightrope Poster

Man on a Tightrope Feature Film1953

Tonight We Sing Poster

Tonight We Sing Feature Film1953

Vicki Feature Film1953

Lydia Bailey Poster

Lydia Bailey Feature Film1952

What Price Glory Poster

What Price Glory Feature Film1952

Decision Before Dawn Poster

Decision Before Dawn Feature Film1951

Fourteen Hours Poster

Fourteen Hours Feature Film1951

Three Came Home Poster

Three Came Home Feature Film1950

Under My Skin Poster

Under My Skin Feature Film1950

Down to the Sea in Ships Poster

Down to the Sea in Ships Feature Film1949

That Lady in Ermine Poster

That Lady in Ermine Feature Film1948

The Snake Pit Poster

The Snake Pit Feature Film1948

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Poster

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Feature Film1947

Cluny Brown Poster

Cluny Brown Feature Film1946

Dragonwyck Poster

Dragonwyck Feature Film1946

My Darling Clementine Poster

My Darling Clementine Feature Film1946

A Royal Scandal Poster

A Royal Scandal Feature Film1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Poster

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Feature Film1945

Here Is Germany Poster

Here Is Germany Documentary1945

I Was a Criminal Poster

I Was a Criminal Feature Film1945

Lifeboat Poster

Lifeboat Feature Film1944

Sweet and Low-Down Poster

Sweet and Low-Down Feature Film1944

Happy Land Poster

Happy Land Feature Film1943

Heaven Can Wait Poster

Heaven Can Wait Feature Film1943

To Be or Not to Be Poster

To Be or Not to Be Feature Film1942

Sundown Feature Film1941

Foreign Correspondent Poster

Foreign Correspondent Feature Film1940

The House Across the Bay Poster

The House Across the Bay Feature Film1940

Eternally Yours Poster

Eternally Yours Feature Film1939

Slightly Honorable Poster

Slightly Honorable Feature Film1939

Stagecoach Poster

Stagecoach Feature Film1939

Winter Carnival Poster

Winter Carnival Feature Film1939

Blockade Poster

Blockade Feature Film1938

Trade Winds Poster

Trade Winds Feature Film1938

Stand-In Poster

Stand-In Feature Film1937

Vogues of 1938 Poster

Vogues of 1938 Feature Film1937

The Case Against Mrs. Ames Poster

The Case Against Mrs. Ames Feature Film1936

The Luckiest Girl in the World Poster

The Luckiest Girl in the World Feature Film1936

The Moon's Our Home Poster

The Moon's Our Home Feature Film1936

Lottery Lover Poster

Lottery Lover Feature Film1935

Coming Out Party Poster

Coming Out Party Feature Film1934

She Was a Lady Poster

She Was a Lady Feature Film1934

Such Women Are Dangerous Poster

Such Women Are Dangerous Feature Film1934

Mamá Feature Film1931

Married in Hollywood Poster

Married in Hollywood Feature Film1929

Nix on Dames Poster

Nix on Dames Feature Film1929

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