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Maurice Wright(1908-1996)

  • Editor
  • Editorial Department
  • Additional Crew
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Maurice Wright was born on 6 June 1908 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an editor, known for Terry and the Pirates (1952), Yellowstone (1936) and Soldiers of the Storm (1933). He was married to Denise Sawyer and Denise Sawyer. He died on 18 September 1996 in Gresham, Oregon, USA.
BornJune 6, 1908
DiedSeptember 18, 1996(88)
BornJune 6, 1908
DiedSeptember 18, 1996(88)
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Known for

John Baer and William Tracy in Terry and the Pirates (1952)
Terry and the Pirates
7.1
TV Series
  • Editorial Department
Alan Hale, Judith Barrett, Henry Hunter, Ralph Morgan, and Monroe Owsley in Yellowstone (1936)
Yellowstone
5.3
  • Editor(as Maurice E. Wright)
  • 1936
Anita Page and Regis Toomey in Soldiers of the Storm (1933)
Soldiers of the Storm
3.3
  • Editor
  • 1933
Richard Arlen and Andy Devine in Man from Montreal (1939)
Man from Montreal
5.3
  • Editor
  • 1939

Credits

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Editor

  • A Name for Evil (1973)
    A Name for Evil
    3.9
    • cinema editor
    • 1973
  • That Tender Touch (1969)
    That Tender Touch
    4.8
    • Editor
    • 1969
  • Linda Evans, Don Joslyn, Don Murray, and Angelique Pettyjohn in Childish Things (1969)
    Childish Things
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1969
  • Married Too Young (1962)
    Married Too Young
    4.8
    • Editor
    • 1962
  • Fidel Castro, Nikita Khrushchev, Vladimir Lenin, Georgi Malenkov, Zedong Mao, Anastas Mikoyan, Joseph Stalin, and Lev Trotskiy in We'll Bury You! (1962)
    We'll Bury You!
    • film editor
    • 1962
  • Christine Kaufmann and Don Murray in Escape from East Berlin (1962)
    Escape from East Berlin
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1962
  • The Hoodlum Priest (1961)
    The Hoodlum Priest
    6.6
    • Editor
    • 1961
  • Three Blondes in His Life (1961)
    Three Blondes in His Life
    5.2
    • Editor
    • 1961
  • Beach Patrol
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1959
  • The Gene Krupa Story (1959)
    The Gene Krupa Story
    6.7
    • Editor
    • 1959
  • Wolf Larsen (1958)
    Wolf Larsen
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1958
  • The Gray Ghost (1957)
    The Gray Ghost
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1957
  • Jeanne Carmen and Carolyn Craig in Portland Exposé (1957)
    Portland Exposé
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1957
  • The Young Don't Cry (1957)
    The Young Don't Cry
    6.1
    • Editor
    • 1957
  • Bayou (1957)
    Bayou
    5.1
    • Editor
    • 1957

Editorial Department

  • Ursula Andress in Once Before I Die (1966)
    Once Before I Die
    3.9
    • supervising editor
    • 1966
  • Mara of the Wilderness (1965)
    Mara of the Wilderness
    5.7
    • editorial consultant (as Maurice E. Wright)
    • 1965
  • The Purple Gang (1959)
    The Purple Gang
    6.0
    • editorial supervisor
    • 1959
  • The Gray Ghost (1957)
    The Gray Ghost
    8.5
    TV Series
    • supervising film editor
    • supervising editor
    • 1957–1958
  • Irish McCalla in Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1955)
    Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
    6.1
    TV Series
    • supervising editor
    • 1955–1956
  • James Mason and Pamela Mason in Charade (1954)
    Charade
    6.4
    • supervising editor
    • 1954
  • John Baer and William Tracy in Terry and the Pirates (1952)
    Terry and the Pirates
    7.1
    TV Series
    • editorial supervisor
    • 1952–1953

Additional Crew

  • Richard Arlen, Jean Brooks, Edward Brophy, Andy Devine, and Marc Lawrence in A Dangerous Game (1941)
    A Dangerous Game
    4.8
    • dialogue director
    • 1941
  • Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, and Anne Nagel in Mutiny in the Arctic (1941)
    Mutiny in the Arctic
    5.9
    • dialogue director
    • 1941
  • Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Dorothy Lovett, and Janet Shaw in Lucky Devils (1941)
    Lucky Devils
    5.0
    • dialogue director
    • 1941
  • Richard Arlen, Jean Brooks, and Andy Devine in The Devil's Pipeline (1940)
    The Devil's Pipeline
    6.0
    • dialogue director
    • 1940
  • Richard Arlen and Andy Devine in The Leather Pushers (1940)
    The Leather Pushers
    5.9
    • dialogue director (as Maurice E. Wright)
    • 1940

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Maurice E. Wright
  • Born
    • June 6, 1908
    • Wichita, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • September 18, 1996
    • Gresham, Oregon, USA
  • Spouses
      Denise Sawyer1937 - 1952 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Story: "River of Missing Men" (filmed as Zanzibar (1940))

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    American editor who worked at Columbia (1929-33), United Artists (1933-34) and Universal (1934-43).

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