About Adelaide Cannon
Lived 1883 – 1971 (aged 88). Adelaide Cannon was a film 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.
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.
She worked on over half a dozen films as an editor and script assistant, although she wasn't always credited. She also worked as a secretary and script clerk for actress Colleen Moore, writer-director Ralph Ince, and director Raoul Walsh.
Selected filmography
Tenth Avenue (1928) Skyscraper (1928) Almost Human (1927) The Wise Wife (1927) The Little Adventuress (1927) For Alimony Only (1926) Mantrap (1926) Locked Doors (1924) (uncredited)
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Who was Adelaide Cannon?
American film editor
When was Adelaide Cannon born?
Adelaide Cannon was born on 4 January 1883.
When did Adelaide Cannon die?
Adelaide Cannon died on 17 February 1971.
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Adelaide Cannon was a film editor.
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