Adelaide Cannon
Born
Adelaide Brevoort Cannon

January 4, 1883
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
DiedFebruary 17, 1971 (aged 88)
San Gabriel, California, USA
OccupationFilm editor

Adelaide Cannon (born January 4, 1883 – February 17, 1971) was an American film editor and script assistant active during the 1920s.

Biography

Adelaide was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to James Cannon and Katherine Brevoort.[1]

She worked various jobs after moving to Los Angeles with her mother in the 1910s, before ultimately finding her way into Paramount's editing department in the 1920s.[2]

She worked on over half a dozen films as an editor and script assistant, although she wasn't always credited.[3] She also worked as a secretary and script clerk for actress Colleen Moore, writer-director Ralph Ince, and director Raoul Walsh.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. "1 Mar 1914, 30 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. "7 Dec 1924, Page 66 - Oakland Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  3. "25 Sep 1923, 10 - Tampa Bay Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  4. "30 Jan 1929, 40 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  5. "7 Dec 1924, Page 66 - Oakland Tribune at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.


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