Margaret Booth
Margaret Booth

Margaret Booth

Born: January 16, 1898 - Died: October 28, 2002 (104 years)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Margaret Booth (January 16, 1898 – October 28, 2002) was an American film editor. Born in Los Angeles, she started her Hollywood career as a 'patcher', editing films by D. W. Griffith, around 1915. Her brother was actor Elmer Booth. Later she worked for Louis B. Mayer when he was an independent film producer. When Mayer merged with others to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924, she worked as a director's assistant with that company. She edited several films starring Greta Garbo, including Camille (1936). Booth later edited such diverse films as Mutiny on the Bounty (1935, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award). A few films associated with her are Wise Girls (1929), A Yank at Oxford (1938), The Way We Were (1973), The Sunshine Boys (1975), The Goodbye Girl (1977), The Cheap Detective (1978), and Seems Like Old Times (1980). She was supervising editor and associate producer on several films for producer Ray Stark, culminating with executive producer credit on The Slugger's Wife in 1985 when she was 87 years old. She received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1978 for her work in film editing. She is the longest-lived person ever to have been given an Oscar. In 1983 she was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. In 1990, Booth was honoured with the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award. Margaret Booth died in 2002, aged 104, from complications of a stroke. She is interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California.

Movies as Crew (48)
The Slugger's Wife

The Slugger's Wife

Executive Producer

Mar 29, 1985

The Toy

The Toy

Associate Producer

Dec 10, 1982

Annie

Annie

Supervising Editor

May 21, 1982

Seems Like Old Times

Seems Like Old Times

Associate Producer

Dec 19, 1980

Chapter Two

Chapter Two

Associate Producer

Dec 14, 1979

The Cheap Detective

The Cheap Detective

Associate Producer

Jun 23, 1978

The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

Supervising Editor

Nov 27, 1977

Murder by Death

Murder by Death

Supervising Film Editor

Jun 23, 1976

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

Supervising Editor

Nov 6, 1975

Fat City

Fat City

Supervising Editor

Jul 26, 1972

A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford

Supervising Editor

Feb 18, 1938

Camille

Camille

Editor

Dec 26, 1936

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Editor

Sep 3, 1936

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

Editor, Screenplay

Nov 22, 1935

Reckless

Reckless

Editor

Apr 19, 1935

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Editor

Sep 21, 1934

Riptide

Riptide

Editor

Mar 29, 1934

Dancing Lady

Dancing Lady

Editor

Nov 24, 1933

Bombshell

Bombshell

Editor

Oct 13, 1933

Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak

Editor

Jun 14, 1933

Peg o' My Heart

Peg o' My Heart

Editor

May 26, 1933

The White Sister

The White Sister

Editor

Mar 17, 1933

Strange Interlude

Strange Interlude

Editor

Dec 30, 1932

The Son-Daughter

The Son-Daughter

Editor

Dec 23, 1932

Smilin' Through

Smilin' Through

Editor

Sep 24, 1932

Lovers Courageous

Lovers Courageous

Editor

Jan 23, 1932

The Cuban Love Song

The Cuban Love Song

Editor

Nov 18, 1931

Susan Lenox

Susan Lenox

Editor

Oct 10, 1931

Five and Ten

Five and Ten

Editor

Jun 13, 1931

It's a Wise Child

It's a Wise Child

Editor

Apr 10, 1931

The Prodigal

The Prodigal

Editor

Feb 21, 1931

New Moon

New Moon

Editor

Dec 23, 1930

A Lady's Morals

A Lady's Morals

Editor

Nov 8, 1930

The Lady of Scandal

The Lady of Scandal

Editor

May 24, 1930

Strictly Unconventional

Strictly Unconventional

Editor

May 3, 1930

Redemption

Redemption

Editor

Apr 5, 1930

The Rogue Song

The Rogue Song

Editor

Jan 17, 1930

Wise Girls

Wise Girls

Editor

Sep 21, 1929

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Editor

Mar 30, 1929

A Lady of Chance

A Lady of Chance

Editor

Dec 1, 1928

The Mysterious Lady

The Mysterious Lady

Editor

Aug 4, 1928

Telling the World

Telling the World

Editor

Jun 30, 1928

Bringing Up Father

Bringing Up Father

Editor

Mar 18, 1928

The Enemy

The Enemy

Editor

Dec 8, 1927

Lovers

Lovers

Editor

May 1, 1927

Memory Lane

Memory Lane

Editor

Feb 1, 1926

Fine Clothes

Fine Clothes

Editor

Aug 9, 1925

Husbands and Lovers

Husbands and Lovers

Editor

Nov 2, 1924